Tilden and I found no epic or even modest fallout in Sapsucker Woods on Wednesday morning (7:30-8:05 AM), but did have several rewarding birding encounters.
* Two male BALTIMORE ORIOLES in a one-sided brawl by the parking lot. One intensely red-orange male came in and attacked an unremarkably orange singing bird. They plummeted together straight down into the grass, where they remained still and out of view for several seconds. I imagine that the red one had his foot on the neck of the other one, or some other brutal stationary submission hold. The orange male immediately fled far away after he finally freed himself. The red male flew up to a high perch, his dominion secure. * Two CHIPPING SPARROWS copulating in the same area. * A female MAGNOLIA WARBLER that Tilden found south of the Lab building. This was the only warbler species we saw, besides Yellow and American Redstart. * WILSON'S WARBLER and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO heard but not seen along the Wilson Trail North. Mark Chao -- 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/ --
