This morning I lead an ELIAS bird walk at the above. There were 9 of us who, at 0700, wondered what the day would bring (bird & weather wise) due to it's raining lightly, as we headed into this NYSDEC property.
While the rain did stop, it stayed a gray/ dull day, with the bird counting slow, although we did get a number of "bright" species, which kept the morning moving. Among them were: a # of Scarlet Tanagers & Baltimore Orioles; 1, possibly 2 Blackburnian Warblers; 2 N. Parulas and Great-crested Flycatcher. Other species seen were: E.Tohwee; House Wren; Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Chipping Sparrow. We then decided to see if the Bald Hill Area (also w/s RT. 51, ~ 1/2 mile to the north) was busier than H.G., because of it's larger wet area - short answer being no. Pine Warbler was the lone addition to the day's tally. Cheers, Bob. -- 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/ --
