Viewing from the lakeshore of Treman State Marine Park I was able to see a single DUNLIN on the red lighthouse breakwater, which was newly exposed and puzzlingly otherwise devoid of birds. I am not surprised that Ken did not see it from more distant Stewart Park. The bird was mainly on the west side, crouching low, and so well camouflaged that I only noticed it, knowing that Jay had seen it and a Pectoral Sandpiper there earlier, after several passes with my scope, and then only at high power. Ben Freeman happened by, so I mentioned the bird to him, and he was able to see it quickly with just binoculars. Luck? Optics? Young eyes?
At 11:27am a flock of 15 female & immature BLACK SCOTERS flew south along the center of the lake, very low. As they approached the south end they rose up and veered east, but then I was briefly distracted by other birds in the background and did not refind them in my scope, so I don't know whether they went north, south, or down into the heat-shimmery water.
In the brushy trees & shrubs along the lakeshore I saw both RUBY-CROWNED & GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, which are always fun, with MYRTLE YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES. Sparrows in various weedy areas included WHITE-CROWNED, WHITE-THROATED, SONG, and one each of SWAMP, FIELD, and CHIPPING SPARROW. Also of interest to me among the 46 species I observed on my walk between home and lake were a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and a HOODED MERGANSER which each appeared to be a male just molting into adult/breeding plumage.
I had seen a/the Brant and adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at Treman Marina on Thursday evening, so of course I wondered where they were today.
At 11:27am a flock of 15 female & immature BLACK SCOTERS flew south along the center of the lake, very low. As they approached the south end they rose up and veered east, but then I was briefly distracted by other birds in the background and did not refind them in my scope, so I don't know whether they went north, south, or down into the heat-shimmery water.
In the brushy trees & shrubs along the lakeshore I saw both RUBY-CROWNED & GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, which are always fun, with MYRTLE YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES. Sparrows in various weedy areas included WHITE-CROWNED, WHITE-THROATED, SONG, and one each of SWAMP, FIELD, and CHIPPING SPARROW. Also of interest to me among the 46 species I observed on my walk between home and lake were a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and a HOODED MERGANSER which each appeared to be a male just molting into adult/breeding plumage.
I had seen a/the Brant and adult Lesser Black-backed Gull at Treman Marina on Thursday evening, so of course I wondered where they were today.
--Dave Nutter
On Oct 26, 2013, at 01:27 PM, "Kenneth V. Rosenberg" <[email protected]> wrote:
At 11:30 the single BRANT had joined the Canada Goose flock and decided to be tame and walk around the parking lots- I got within 20 feet or so. An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL appeared with the many Herring gulls that were dropping out of the sky onto the lake- presumably arriving from the Cornell compost piles.No shorebirds visible. Still many YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS around the swan pen.Ken
Sent from my iPhoneA PECTORAL SANDPIPER and a DUNLIN are currently walking around on the red lighthouse jetty, visible but very very distant from Stewart Park. Not much else to see down here so far. An adult BRANT was flying around and a Red-breasted Merganser was in the creek.
Jay
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