Hi all, Came down from Rochester today to help lead bird walks at the Cornell Lab's Migration Celebration. The event was great and we had some great birds to show visitors on the bird walks. Highlights at Sapsucker Woods on both the bird walks and while I was birding for about 20 minutes before the event included fantastic point blank looks at two different PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, both on the Wilson Trail, a singing YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and a BLUE-HEADED VIREO. I recorded 16 species of Warblers with highlights including great looks at BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, a singing BLACKPOLL, TENNESSEE, BLACKBURNIAN and NORTHERN PARULA amongst others. We also had LEAST and WILLOW FLYCATCHER and a silent Empidonax sp. as well as loud KINGBIRDS and GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHERS. LINCOLN'S SPARROW was also a nice treat in the pines at the beginning of the Wilson trail near the lab entrance. This location, as well as the bridge and trail between the Sherwood and Owens observation platforms, was the most productive for birds. The full ebird list from here is posted below.
>From here, my parents and I went on to Monkey Run. We heard BAY-BREASTED WARBLER right when we got out of the car and had a gorgeous BLUE-WINGED WARBLER at the beginning of the trail. Here, we heard a RUFFED GROUSE drumming along the SW loop of the trail. We also had SCARLET TANAGERS and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, which we also had at Sapsucker Woods. One of the other highlights here was a beautiful GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER that was also singing. We then headed back up the lake and made a stop at Myers Point. Here, we had two LEAST SANDPIPERS on the spit. We also had an immature GREAT BLACKED-BACKED GULL on the water as well as a cooperative and close pair of COMMON MERGANSERS in the channel. Lastly, we went to Montezuma NWR. At the visitor center pool, there were good numbers of Shorebirds. There were about 70+ LEAST SANDPIPERS out on the "mudflat" with a couple SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS mixed in. We also had a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER here as well as 6 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER and a well hidden WILSON'S SNIPE. Waterfowl included WOOD DUCK, NORTHERN SHOVELER, BLUE-WINGED and GREEN-WINGED TEAL and GADWALL amongst more common birds. A cooperative EASTERN BLUEBIRD also put on a good showing. On the wildlife drive, we had amazing close views at a COMMON MOORHEN as well as calling/displaying (!) PIED-BILLED GREBES right along the drive. Other than that, birds were sort of sparse here. We then checked May's Point Pool quickly where we found very high water levels. However, we still had a pair of REDHEAD, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and a hunting OSPREY amongst more common birds. Lastly, we had two WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS foraging near the Tschache Pool overlook. Fortunately we avoided the rain that was in Rochester all day, and had a beautiful Spring day of birding in the basin. Happy Birding! Greg Lawrence Rochester, NY ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-re...@ebird.org" <do-not-re...@ebird.org> To: glawrenc...@yahoo.com Sent: Sat, May 14, 2011 9:38:14 PM Subject: eBird Report - Sapsucker Woods , 5/14/11 Location: Sapsucker Woods Observation date: 5/14/11 Number of species: 63 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 8 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa 1 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 3 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 2 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 3 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 1 Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 4 Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) - Colaptes auratus [auratus Group] 2 Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii 1 Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's) - Empidonax alnorum/traillii 1 Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus 1 Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus 3 Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus 2 Yellow-throated Vireo - Vireo flavifrons 1 FOY singing from near corner of Sapsucker Woods road Blue-headed Vireo - Vireo solitarius 1 singing neat beginning of west trail. Warbling Vireo (Eastern) - Vireo gilvus gilvus 11 Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus 2 **uncommon migrant. FOY One very close looks and photos near beginning of wilson trail near the lab. The other present all day near bridge on Wilson trail between Owens and Sherwood observation platforms. Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus 5 Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 2 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 4 Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 7 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 2 Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 5 Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 2 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) - Sitta carolinensis carolinensis 1 House Wren - Troglodytes aedon 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 1 Veery - Catharus fuscescens 1 Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina 3 Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 7 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 5 Tennessee Warbler - Oreothlypis peregrina 3 Northern Parula - Parula americana 1 singing near Owens observation platform on Wilson trail. Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia 15 Chestnut-sided Warbler - Dendroica pensylvanica 3 Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia 6 Black-throated Blue Warbler - Dendroica caerulescens 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 8 Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens 1 Blackburnian Warbler - Dendroica fusca 1 beginning of Wilson trail Palm Warbler (Western) - Dendroica palmarum palmarum 1 near bridge Bay-breasted Warbler - Dendroica castanea 6 some ion conifers at beginning of Wilson trail, others near bridge on other end of Wilson trail Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata 1 bridge on wilson trail Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 1 American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla 5 Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla 2 Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 4 Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 2 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 4 Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii 1 conifers at beginning of wilson trail Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 1 Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea 1 Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus 3 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 20 Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 12 Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater 3 Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula 6 House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 2 American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 6 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- 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/ --
