No Golden-winged Warblers, but Alexa and I found some exciting fall warblers this morning at the Finger Lakes Land Trust's Park Preserve (Baldwin Tract). It was very chilly at dawn, but we came across a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher amid the more common species. Searching for a bit of sun to warm ourselves in, we hit the jackpot: a large mixed-species flock we watched for over an hour. Among the chickadees were a concentration of Red-eyed Vireos (at least 12 foraging very actively) and good numbers of ten warbler species, including a Northern Parula and Bay-breasted Warbler.
This flock was located along the forest edge where the principal trail enters closed woods and eventually descends to the creek, though I'm sure the birds are moving widely around the area. I wonder what else arrived overnight? http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15001566 -- Benjamin Freeman Ph.D. candidate Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA benjamingfreeman.com -- 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/ --
