7/15/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)
A Northern Goshawk was vocalizing in the forest off our front lawn this morning! 7/14/15 Glens Falls (Warren Co.) After giving a morning presentation in Warrensburg, I shopped in Glens Falls and once again heard a Fish Crow vocalizing! This is becoming a common event in that area. 7/13/15 Long Lake A fledgling Hermit Thrush hit a window of our house on Monday. It appeared to just be stunned, so I left it alone. Later, one of the adults was nearby to feed it. Seeing a tail-less, fledgling Hermit Thrush on 7/13 was a month later than usual. I suspect that many of the ground nesting birds had nest failures this year. On a 7/11/15 tour with a birder from Michigan, we went up Whiteface Mountain at dawn, and then visited lowland boreal habitat in Bloomingdale and Long Lake. As is often the case in the first half of July, we immediately found a singing Bicknell's Thrush on an open perch that we observed for over 15 minutes! We found the following 55 species: Broad-winged Hawk Mourning Dove Barred Owl Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - including a recently fledged bird out on its nest tree! Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - 2! (female and male) Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Merlin - on the summit of Whiteface Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - at least 4 observed and more heard Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow - babies in their mud nest cavities! Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - at least 2 observed Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - great views of a singing bird at dawn! Many birds heard calling and singing, and some flying around. Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Indigo Bunting Purple Finch American Goldfinch We also observed a Red Fox and Snowshoe Hare, and a likely Pine Marten! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
