After a long day of grading papers yesterday, I decided to spend the
morning today walking a good chunk of the Finger Lakes Trail in
Shindagin Hollow. I didn't find any mixed warbler flocks, but there were
lots of rewarding birds nonetheless. Some highlights with a complete
eBird list at the bottom:
Steve Fast reported a NORTHERN GOSHAWK a few days ago. I suspect it may
still be around. I didn't see the bird well enough to make a visual ID,
but heard it repeatedly. It definitely didn't sound like a Cooper's Hawk
(I've had a pair of those nesting close to our house for a few years
now, so I know their calls quite well), but it did sound very much like
recordings of Goshawk that I listened to so I'm pretty sure of the ID.
I got one of my best CANADA WARBLER encounters ever. It was a very
brash, actively singing bird in the larch stand between the pine trees
downed by an ice storm a few years back. To my eye it had a shorter
necklace than usual.
By Shindagin Hollow Rd. there were at least three CUCKOOS: 2
YELLOW-BILLED and 1 BLACK-BILLED. I watched the Black-billed Cuckoo
feeding in the maple trees along the road for a while. In the same area
I also saw my first conclusively identified WILLOW FLYCATCHER of the year.
One of my favourite moments was when I was standing in the hemlock grove
by the Shindagin Lean-To. I had a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER above me with
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH and WINTER WREN singing along the rushing stream
down below.
Why would I ever want to grade papers again?
Sydney Penner
43 N. Landon Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
Location: Shindagin Hollow
Observation date: 5/19/10
Number of species: 41
Northern Goshawk 1 On the FLT at the ridge looking over Shindagin
Hollow Rd. Not seen well enough to make confident visual ID, but heard calling
repeatedly. Pitch (higher) and tone were markedly different from Cooper's Hawks
that I've heard. Matches recordings of Goshawk that I listened to well. It's
perhaps also worth noting that Steve Fast recently reported seeing a N. Goshawk
in Shindagin Hollow.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Calling repeatedly near Shindagin Hollow Rd.
Black-billed Cuckoo 1 Observed it feeding in maple trees along
Shindagin Hollow Rd.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Willow Flycatcher 1 Along Shindagin Hollow Rd. Mostly quiet but gave
distinctive call a few times.
Least Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 8
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Winter Wren 3 Not singing as much as a few weeks ago but still heard a
few songs. Sang partial songs several times.
Veery 3 Lots of calling; some singing.
Hermit Thrush 2 Singing.
Wood Thrush 5 Singing.
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 In clearing on Shindagin Hollow Rd.
Black-throated Blue Warbler 5
Black-throated Green Warbler 6
Blackburnian Warbler 2 Found one each singing in two different hemlock
stands.
Black-and-white Warbler 3
American Redstart 4
Ovenbird 20 Observed more squabbling and chasing than I usually see,
accompanied by high-pitched, squeaky calls.
Louisiana Waterthrush 2 Singing by the brook along FLT east of
Shindagin Hollow Rd.
Common Yellowthroat 3
Hooded Warbler 2 In maple stand at top of ridge west of Shindagin
Hollow Rd.
Canada Warbler 1 Actively singing (and very bold, allowing close
approach) in larch stand between the pine stands downed in ice storm.
Song Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Baltimore Oriole 5 All in clearing along Shindagin Hollow Rd.
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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