Hi all, On Sunday, May 20, 15 enthusiastic birders joined me for a Cayuga Bird Club walk around the Finger Lakes Land Trust's Roy H. Park Nature Preserve in Dryden (http://fllt.org/protected_lands/protected_lands1.php?id=42). Immediately upon entering the preserve, we heard Prairie Warbler and Blue-winged Warbler. A few minutes later we were treated to a high flying Green Heron, which slowly circled above us, posing nicely for in-flight photos.
We heard more birds than we actually saw, but eventually we enjoyed an amazing view of a Prairie Warbler, which perched and sang from the top of a small evergreen. We had it in the scope and loads of photos were taken. We also enjoyed scope views of Indigo Bunting as well as decent looks at a Blue-winged Warbler. During the walk we heard many Magnolia Warblers, a number of Prairie Warblers, Canada Warblers , Blackburnian Warbler (these last two frustratingly close but invisible!), Ovenbird, Black-throated Green Warbler , Eastern Towhee, Scarlet Tanager, Winter Wren (seen by a few) and Hermit Thrush. Some from the group heard Barred Owl calling and most of us heard and then saw two Black-billed Cuckoos. We heard what was probably a Cape May Warbler singing from the spruces, as well as Golden-crowned Kinglet. It was a wonderful morning! The complete list, submitted to eBird, is below. Thanks to all of you who joined this trip!! Participants - please let me know if I have forgotten any species. These are the ones I remember..... Laura Laura Stenzler [email protected] 42 species Canada Goose 3 Ruffed Grouse X Green Heron 1 Black-billed Cuckoo 2 Barred Owl X Heard Ruby-throated Hummingbird X Pileated Woodpecker X Eastern Wood-Pewee X Great Crested Flycatcher X Blue-headed Vireo X Red-eyed Vireo X Blue Jay X American Crow X Black-capped Chickadee X White-breasted Nuthatch X Winter Wren X Golden-crowned Kinglet X Hermit Thrush X American Robin X Gray Catbird X European Starling X Cedar Waxwing X Ovenbird X Louisiana Waterthrush X Blue-winged Warbler X Common Yellowthroat X American Redstart X Cape May Warbler X Probable, heard but not seen Magnolia Warbler X Blackburnian Warbler X Yellow-rumped Warbler X Prairie Warbler X Black-throated Green Warbler X Canada Warbler X Eastern Towhee X Chipping Sparrow X Field Sparrow X Song Sparrow X Dark-eyed Junco X Scarlet Tanager X Brown-headed Cowbird X American Goldfinch X -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
