Such a beautiful weekend, and so much confusion. Keep seeing little flocks of warblers, and seriously cannot identify them, even when studying my various field guides. They are warblers, but... Sigh!
Our many fruiting trees and vines are attracting all kinds of birds. This morning these included 4 very bold RC Kinglets, and two thrushes which I THINK are Swainson's, but, again, not 100% sure. Eye-rings, creamy chest with spots, "pip" call-- but didn't really see their backs in good light. Also, in these odd yellow-fruited crabapples we have a lot of, found yesterday 3 birds that I at first thought were RB Grosbeaks, but today decided, seeing them again, that they were Purple Finches. Such a difference, and yet not so obvious from any distance. If birds don't make a sound, I'm in trouble. Whatever these trees are, the birds are gobbling the fruits. Lot of sparrows, with white crowns and white throats. And migrating jays. Saw and heard a pair of kingfishers this morning, circling overhead for about five minutes, arguing with each other with prolonged rattling calls-- which way to migrate? What a fabulous season, but I'm worried about the accuracy of my eBird reports! Nancy Dickinson Mecklenburg -- 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/ --
