The hiking trail is in the northwestern part of the property, not the northeastern part!
----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 5:45 pm Subject: [nysbirds-l] Kentucky Warbler @ Rocky Point Natural Resources Management Area To: NYSBIRDS-L > The Kentucky Warbler was actively singing this morning at is > usual spot in the northeastern part of the RPNRMA. Dan Heglund, > Bob May, Byron Young and I heard the bird calling repeatedly and > we watched as it actively flitted around chasing other birds > including American Redstarts and Black-and-white warblers. I did > have a brief five second view of the bird as it called but for > the most part it remained out of sight as it called. > > I then went on a hike in the heat along the blue, red, and > yellow marked hiking trail in the northeastern part of the Rocky > Point property. I saw a Wood Pewee, Scarlet Tanager, quite a few > Pine Warblers, American Redstarts (seems to be a common nesting > bird here), Red-eyed Vireo, Black-capped Chickadee, and Tufted > Titmouse. However, the delightful surprise of the day for me was > staring eyeball-to-eyeball with a roosting Southern Flying > Squirrel that was in a head high cavity in a broken over > Sassafras tree. Its the first flying squirrel I've seen in more > than a decade....... > > John Turner > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
