Yesterday morning I walked from the AT at Canopus Lake (parking on Rte. 301 about 1 mi. West of Taconic) to Beaver Pond on the Blue Trail which includes a stretch I maintain for NY/NJ Trail Conference, and combined the maintenance w Putnam County June breeding bird survey. Warblers included multiples of chestnut sided, prairie, yellow, redstart, black throated blue and ovenbird, the latter almost too numerous to count, also singles of worm eating, black throated green and Lo. waterthrush. Numerous Veery and wood thrush and a few hermit as well. Multiple rose breasted grosbeak, including one singing wide open beautifully backlit for at least five minutes, scarlet tanager, and pairs of great crested fly, kingbird and raven. At least 3 pileated WP. Misses were both cuckoo and ruffed grouse which definitely breeds off the blue trail. If you don't want to wait for fall migration several hours beginning early am at various Fahnestock spots may net 15 warbler species all on territory -- there's lots of excellent trails to walk/hike.
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