I think that I heard a HOODED WARBLER singing a few times in Sapsucker Woods on Friday morning. The song sounded entirely typical to me (two short rising phrases with rich tone quality, followed by a big 360-degree flourish). The bird seemed to be near the southern pond edge. But I was far away on the Wilson/Severinghaus trail overlap and couldn’t get sight confirmation.
I found several other warbler species, including WILSON’S (1 M singing two-part song ending with a vaguely cowbird-like plinking trill, at the bend in Wilson Trail North), BLACK-THROATED BLUE (1 singing M, same location), MAGNOLIA (1 M, where trail enters Hoyt-Pileated woods from power lines) and CHESTNUT-SIDED (apparent pair at this location). Improbably, I missed American Redstarts today. Other highlights: * One SOLITARY SANDPIPER and two brawling NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES near Ruth Davis’s pergola south of the building * In separate locations, a WARBLING VIREO and an OVENBIRD each extending herself prone, fluttering her wings, and raising her tail, as if inviting copulation from a nearby male. All four birds involved seemed to notice me and get shy. So I left both pairs without witnessing consummation. * BLUE-HEADED VIREO still present along the East Trail near the Lucente building (I referred to this building as green the other day, but actually it is white. Sorry for my mistake.) * Two very unwary VEERIES along the pond edge by 91 Sapsucker Woods Road (southern stretch of East Trail), plus several others throughout the woods. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
