Some additional highlights toward the NW side of Hawthorn included a Least flycatcher and male chestnut-sided warbler.
Cheers, Derrick J. Thrasher Ph.D. Student Neurobiology & Behavior Cornell Lab of Ornithology Cornell University On May 15, 2013, at 10:19 AM, "Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes" <c...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Very difficult birding the Hawthorn Orchard today. Cool blustery Southeast > winds followed by rain showers. Most birds were vocal by calls only, and very > limited song. Largest Yellow-rumped flock seemed to prefer Western interior > of Hawthorn Orchard. > > Highlights: male HOODED WARBLER at NE corner, Swainson's Thrush seen twice in > NE area, male and female Indigo Buntings, female Black-throated Blue Warbler. > > Good birding! > > Sincerely, > Chris T-H > > > cth4th > May 15, 2013 > Hawthorn Orchard > Traveling > 1.25 miles > 230 Minutes > Observers: 1 > All birds reported? Yes > Comments: Comfortably cool to cold. Blustery Southeast wind. Overcast. > Approaching rain showers. Then showers and wind for a period. Most birds > silently foraging and difficult to locate. Seemed to prefer Western interior > of the Hawthorn Orchard. > 4 Canada Goose > 1 Mourning Dove > 1 Hairy Woodpecker > 1 Great Crested Flycatcher > 1 Blue-headed Vireo > 1 Warbling Vireo > 5 Blue Jay > 5 American Crow > 2 Tree Swallow > 4 Black-capped Chickadee > 1 Tufted Titmouse > 1 House Wren > 1 Swainson's Thrush -- Flushed from forest floor just South of NE corner > 1 Wood Thrush -- Singing in ravine of NE corner > 6 American Robin > 9 Gray Catbird > 9 European Starling > 2 Cedar Waxwing > 1 Blue-winged Warbler -- Seen and heard singing from very center of Hawthorn > Orchard. > 3 Tennessee Warbler > 2 Northern Parula -- Male and female > 2 Yellow Warbler > 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler > 3 Magnolia Warbler > 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler -- Female, South of HO > 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler > 2 Palm Warbler (Western) > 3 American Redstart > 6 Common Yellowthroat > 1 Hooded Warbler -- Male. Seen and heard giving "chink" call notes at 6:25am > just East of NE corner in entrance area to maple grove/slope. > 2 Chipping Sparrow > 1 Savannah Sparrow -- Field at SE corner of HO by retention "pond", S of the > North rugby field. > 7 Song Sparrow > 16 White-throated Sparrow > 1 White-crowned Sparrow > 3 Scarlet Tanager > 5 Northern Cardinal > 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak > 2 Indigo Bunting -- Male seen and heard calling. Foraging just North of creek > in North ravine. Female seen South of HO. > 7 Red-winged Blackbird > 2 Brown-headed Cowbird > 7 Baltimore Oriole > 1 Purple Finch > 2 House Finch > 6 American Goldfinch > 4 House Sparrow > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
