At Hunters Garden, during an Eastern LI Audubon Society field trip, a male Cerulean Warbler was heard and observed for at least 10 minutes, around 9:30 this morning, along the access road to the water tower. The bird was seen high in a flowering oak tree, near the "high"point of the access road. It was first heard with an ascending buzzy call, ending in a longer buzz. The blue-back, w/two wing bars, white throated, white chest with dark neckline, white belly and dark flank-striped bird, was seen by almost all 15 observers.
Hunters Garden is a DEC area, off County Road 51, just north of Sunrise Highway, and the locked gate is still in place. The main clearing is approximately 3/4 miles from the entrance. The water tower road is the second "Y" (take right) from entrance. Other birds seen included Scarlet Tanagers, Bay-breasted Warbler, and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo was heard - all on the water tower access road. A Solitary Sandpiper made a brief stop by a large muddy puddle in the main clearing. Eileen Schwinn Sent from my iPhone -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
