Hi all,
I birded around Sapsucker Woods today (9/19) from 2 to 4 pm. I came across
two flocks of warblers, moving very fast and high in the trees. The first was
on the Wilson trail (lots of mosquitoes!) , and the second was at the east end
of the Woodleton boardwalk. I did not identify as many species as Mark Chao,
but I did see two WILSON's WARBLERS, one in each flock. The darkness of the
black cap was different between the two, so I'm confident they were different
birds.
Tomorrow morning could be interesting!
Laura
Laura Stenzler
l...@cornell.edu
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[bounce-6325113-8866...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Chao
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Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 10:54 AM
To: Cayugabirds-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker Woods, Sun 9/19/10
I found an unexpectedly rich variety of bird species, including many
highlights and a few surprises, in Sapsucker Woods on Sunday morning.
* At the start of my walk, a strange loose flock of birds around the
overgrown pool right next to the service driveway and the Lab building.
This group included two BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, a
FIELD SPARROW, an EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, and a HOUSE WREN, all preferring the
cattails and low shrubs instead of the trees.
* My first SCARLET TANAGER sighting in the past couple of weeks (and, I
expect, my last for several months), at the bend in the Wilson Trail North.
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER were
here too.
* Two SWAINSON'S THRUSHES and two WOOD THRUSHES all together in a fruiting
shrub by the Podell Boardwalk.
* COMMON RAVEN calling several times from the woods near the road.
* YELLOW-THROATED VIREO heard singing a single phrase a couple of times
along the East Trail near 91 Sapsucker Woods Road. I think I've never found
Yellow-throated Vireo so late in the season before. I tried to think what
else it could be, but the song seemed really quite typical.
* A big mixed flock of songbirds, including BAY-BREASTED, Blackpoll,
Magnolia, Black-throated Green, BLACK-AND-WHITE, and NASHVILLE warblers,
amid very many chickadees and titmice. Again I got lucky with very good
views of both Bay-breasted and Blackpoll within one minute and a few meters
of each other.
I also visited the Freese Road gardens. I found only two sparrow species
(Song and Swamp), plus some Indigo Buntings. In the trees above the ravine,
I found a little songbird flock that included Black-throated Green Warbler,
Nashville Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, and Red-eyed Vireo.
Mark Chao
Location: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Observation date: 9/19/10
Number of species: 45
Mallard 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Mourning Dove 16
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 21
American Crow 8
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 14
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 2
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 7
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling 8
Cedar Waxwing 3
Nashville Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 35
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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