Highlights from Sapsucker Woods on Wednesday morning (10:00-11:45 AM):
* YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER at the bend in the Wilson Trail North. We took note of this bird's pretty colors -- green back, yellow belly, and sharply contrasting wings, all reminiscent of a goldfinch. This was a life bird for Tilden. * Two first-year BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS together a little further toward the Sherwood Platform. We had dazzling views of these birds with all their subtle sunlit colors as they foraged in low branches about 12 feet away, once crossing the trail right over our heads. We heard one bird's bill snap on an insect. These too were Tilden's life sightings - cause for much multi-generation jubilation, especially given the unshared sighting from yesterday. * MAGNOLIA WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, and CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, also all showing first-year plumage, seen along the Wilson Trail North. * Two WARBLING VIREOS seen together in the power-line cut on the Dryden side, plus another heard singing at the first footbridge on the Wilson Trail. We tried to appreciate this song as the last we'd hear for a while. * Two yellow SCARLET TANAGERS together in the same utility corridor. Mosquitoes had a bit more difficulty finding us today than yesterday. 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/ --
