The excellent birding in Sapsucker Woods continues on Sunday morning. Early highlights (6:25-8:45 AM, many shared with Michelle Farnham and Laura Stenzler):
* 14+ warbler species, including CAPE MAY, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, BLACK-AND-WHITE, NASHVILLE, and WILSON'S WARBLER, plus AMERICAN REDSTART, NORTHERN PARULA, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Michelle and I independently had fantastic views of the Cape May Warbler at the first split of the Wilson Trail North. I watched it feeding on catkins and singing for 10+ minutes, three meters from the ground and five meters from me. It was a rare chance to enjoy the bird's black crown as well as its other better-known striking markings. Note that this bird was singing only a rather unusual fast, almost chattery song -- maybe 6-8 notes per second instead of the usual 2-3. All warblers except Blackburnian were along the Wilson Trail; Blackburnian was along the East Trail between the Woodleton Boardwalk and the small long pond with the shelter. * LINCOLN'S SPARROW in the exact spot where Jay found it yesterday, in brush along the pond, near the lone feeder on the Wilson Trail North. I saw the bird well, then got the same cryptic view of the bird's russet flanks that yesterday left uncertainty in my mind about whether I was seeing a Swamp Sparrow. (Not that I ever doubted Jay in the least...) * YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and RED-EYED VIREO singing at the intersection of the Wilson and West Trails. * one lingering RUSTY BLACKBIRD heard singing. * Many other fine songbirds, including WOOD THRUSH, VEERY, many male and female BALTIMORE ORIOLES, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, SCARLET TANAGER, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and others. Mark Chao -- 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/ --
