Went to Stirling S.F. today with Bronx River-Sound Shore Audubon and had a wonderful day. Bird wise things started off slowish at the nature center area but we did get Hooded Warbler and a few other common birds. When we went to Ironwood Rd. things started picking up. Along the road itself we got the usual forest birds including Scarlet Tanager, Red-eyed Vireo, Louisiana Waterthrush, etc. At the powerline cut on the left side we had Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Yellow, Cerulean and Prairie Warblers, Field Sparrow, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak as well as the other common species. There was also supposed to be a Yellow-breasted Chat there too, but I did not see or hear it. On the right side of the cut we had most of the same species plus Yellow-billed Cuckoo, a white bellied/throated and pale yellow breasted backcross male Brewster's warbler, Broad-winged Hawk, Common Raven, and others. The Brewster's and a Golden-winged gave nice long looks at themselves. Besides birds it was a great day for herps. I had several Common Five-lined Skinks, caught a 5+ ft. Black Ratsnake, a 4+ ft. Northern Black Racer, a Northern Watersnake, a Wood Turtle (thanks Bernie), Green, Bull, and Gray Treefrogs. Butterflies were around everywhere too especially Spicebush and Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. I guess I should've known it'd be such a great day when I walked outside my house and found a new $100 dollar bill on the street:-) Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4629 Phone: 914-963-3080; Cell: 914-319-9701 www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums --
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