Although we got off to a late start, Gerry and Eleanor, Alexandra, Bronx Brendan and I had some great birds and a fun morning, from 9:45 till noon. Baltimore Orioles and Yellow Warblers were everywhere we looked.
This is the third time I birded Hunter Island this week, each time was rewarding. We met no other birders today and I met no other birders during the week. Although we don’t have nearly the amount of species of other parks, birding here is very rewarding. It is more challenging, very peaceful and quite beautiful. Baltimore Orioles (25+ they were all over the place!) Orchard Orioles (6) Yellow Warbler (16) Black and White Warbler (6) Black-throated Blue warbler (2) Wilson’s Warbler American Redstart Common Yellowthroat Spotted Sandpiper (2) Warbling Vireo ( 2) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (calling right above our heads but we couldn’t find it.) Great-crested Flycatcher Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker American Goldfinch (2) Tree Swallow Gray Catbird (12) Cooper’s Hawk Northern Flicker (4) House Wren (3) Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (3) American Oystercatcher Spotted Sandpiper Chipping Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Mourning Dove Tufted Titmouse White-throated Sparrow Ring-billed Gull (several in parking lot puddles) Jack Rothman City Island Birds -- 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/ --
