Fellow Birders;
It appears that spring has finally sprung! James Knox and I spent the
morning and part of the afternoon birding Inwood Hill Park, enjoying an
excellent variety and volume of migrant species, working a tight area at the
top of the ridge, with a detour past the inlet to and fro lunch. The
highlights: 19 species of wood warbler, incl. Nashville, Tennessee, Blackpoll,
Magnolia, Chestnut-sided, and Blackburnian; 5 vireos, including Yellow-throated
and White-eyed, both rare in the park; Veery, Wood, Swainson's, and Hermit
Thrush; Yellow-billed Cuckoo, calling; both orioles; Rose-breasted Grosbeak;
Scarlet Tanager; and my personal highlight, White-crowned Warbler, on a lawn
near the inlet. From what I have started to glean from various posts, at least
25 species were seen in the NYC area today, a number that sounds more like the
migration we know and love! Thanks to everybody for their posts-- this next
week should be a lot of fun!
Happy Birding;
Ken Allaire
El Valle de Anton, Panama
skypename: kenallaire
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