The Freese Road gardens were replete with exciting birds on Sunday morning. Highlights include:
* ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER in the goldenrod northeast of the gardens, between the research enclosure and the ravine. I plainly saw this bird's black eye-line, white eye-arcs and supercilium, muted gray-green upperparts, and a yellower underside. Stuart Krasnoff also saw yellow undertail coverts. * Two PALM WARBLERS first seen perching, then flying east across the road, over the plots, and into the trees at the eastern edge. * Many sparrows, including LINCOLN'S (around the patch of tall corn south of the parking area), SWAMP (6+), SONG (25+), FIELD (5+), CHIPPING, WHITE-CROWNED (6+), WHITE-THROATED (12+) and EASTERN TOWHEE. Somehow I missed seeing any Savannah Sparrows. * RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET under the trees and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET in the trees by the ravine. * An adult SHARP-SHINNED HAWK making a dramatic but ultimately fruitless aerial attack, scattering dozens of terrified goldfinches, then alighting for a while on one of the posts of the research enclosure. * COMMON RAVEN calling from the ravine. Mark Chao PS. This morning I finally found out about the results of this year's Muckrace. Jeff Gerbracht, Kevin McGowan, Gerard Phillips, and Chris Tessaglia-Hymes had the day's top species tally, of 147. Bob Spahn captained a team from the Rochester area that finished second, followed by a team that included Meena Haribal, Sue Adair, and Tony Shrimpton. People collectively found a record 191 species, including 26 shorebird species and 24 warbler species. Congratulations to the winners and to all participants! Many thanks to the organizers! -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
