As part of the Putnam Co breeding bird survey Charlie Roberto, Kyle Bardwell and I spent 6:15-9:30 in Fahnestock State Park hiking the portion of the Appalachian Trail off Sunken Mine Road to Blue Trail up to Rte 301 by Canopus Lake. (Foggy overcast a small drizzle then clearing, humid) There was some wetlands on this stretch. We had 52 species some heard only but looks at most of the species if not the individuals. Highlights included:
Wood ducks Red shouldered hawk Great blue heron Green heron Pileated WP E. Wood Pewee Acadian flycatcher (this is a great trail for this species) E. Phoebe Great crested fly E. Kingbird RE vireo BG gnatcatcher HERMIT THRUSH Wood thrush Veery Cedar Waxwing Warblers (10 species) Black + White BLACKBURNIAN BT green Pine Yellow Common yellowthroat Ovenbird Worm-eating N. Waterthrush Amer. Redstart Scarlet tanager RB Grosbeak B. Oriole Other highlights: beavers sunning themselves, Canada Lily, Indian Pipe Also ran into a few AT through hikers they were at about mile 1,400. I had a tough time w the deer flies and mosquitoes in 3 hours; can't imagine 6 months. (To slugs like me the idea of hiking the AT seems a mammoth undertaking far beyond my comprehension; congratulations to any who have accomplished it; do stay upwind of any you may see on trail). L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
