An early morning visit to the Model Airplane Field revealed a burst of activity to celebrate the (finally) changing weather. The highlight was 14 species of warbler, led by Chestnut-sided and Wilson's. Others species, mostly in good numbers and voice, included Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Black and White, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Parula, Myrtle, Blue-winged, and Blackpoll.
Others species seen included Red-eyed and Warbling Vireo, Least Flycatcher, Orchard and Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a pair of White-breasted Nuthatches tending to young in a nest cavity, and a Great Blue Heron winging overhead to remind us that there was a lot of water nearby. Our quick excursion was capped by a sighting from Route 9 of an adult Osprey perched on the cell tower at the train station while a pair of Bald Eagles soared nearby. --Joe Wallace and Sharon AvRutick, Pleasantville -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
