Ann Mitchell, Dave Nutter, Gary Kohlenberg, and I spent a few hours at
Summerhill this morning, most of it walking Salt Road and a bit of
Hoag and Dresser Roads. My main goal was to investigate the cone crop
and to try and locate any crossbills.
Having recently spent time in Algonquin Provincial Park and Aiguebelle
National Parks in Canada (PO & PQ) and noting the almost total absence
of cones on White and Black Spruce, and Red and Jack Pine, I was glad
to see an abundance of cones of both Norway and White Spruces, Red
Pines, and Larches. As Matt Young has noted earlier, this could well
be a great year locally for crossbills. Although we could not locate
any that were feeding, or perched and singing, the four of us did have
one fly-over Red Crossbill on Hoag Road, and I, separately, had one
fly over on Salt Rd.
Below is my report to eBird.
Summerhill--Salt Rd, Cayuga, US-NY
Jul 30, 2011 8:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
30 species
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Alder Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 14
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Winter Wren 3
Veery 1
American Robin 6
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Ovenbird 1
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Chipping Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 6
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red Crossbill 1
American Goldfinch 4
Bob McGuire
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