Saw Mill River Audubon walk this morning -- starting at 5:30am and lasting four hours. Chilly and gray conditions most of walk.
Our eBird list is here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37005508 Some highlights: * 15 warbler species including several Cerulean Warbler, several Hooded Warbler, good look at singing Wilson's Warbler plus three different Canada Warblers heard, one seen well * One heard-only Tennessee Warbler high on ridge as we came back to entrance on 1777E trail above the road. * At the first bend going up the road, just after 5:30am, we clearly heard a Mourning Warbler singing several times but never saw it, no other vocalizations from this bird. * Of additional interest to us was a Gray Catbird by the lake unexpectedly imitating a Chuck's-will-widow three times before switching back to more typical squeaky jumble. Also of note was rather poor condition of 1777E trail: deeply rutted with churned up mud and many tracks including ATV tracks -- perhaps from foot race previous weekend? Anne Swaim Saw Mill River Audubon www.sawmillriveraudubon.org -- 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/ --
