This morning saw a wee bump in migrants to our yard (southwest town of Ovid). In addition to the small flocks of YR Warblers, RC Kinglets, and WT Sparrows that have dominated the soundscape here for the past several days today we found 2-3 *RB Grosbeaks,* 2-4 *Orioles*, and some smaller birds that have been gleaning the oak tassles & apple blossoms: 1 *BH Vireo*, 2 *BG Gnatcatchers*;2 *BT Green*, 1 *Yellow*, 1 *Nashville*, and 1 *Chestnut-Sided Warblers* - and briefly (15 seconds) but vividly and very well seen, a new yardbird: a beautiful, silent male *Golden Crowned Warbler*. The GC Warbler was below the birds in the oak trees, about 6' up in an apple sapling that was in bloom, checking out the blossoms for something, and obligingly stayed in full view until a male cardinal flew in next to him and the warbler darted away.
It was pretty birdy here this for such a cool, damp, overcast & windy day, but we often have good birds after thunderstorms pass through since (I think?) birds get spun off Seneca Lake and need a place to touch down. Alicia -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
