First for me this year, several EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE singing on Hoyt-Pileated. Also saw NASHVILLE at power line cut, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH(es) at Woodleton, heard singing BROWN CREEPER (still), numerous Common Yellowthroat and Ovenbird. Followed HAIRY WOODPECKER to the underside of a large high tree branch where nestlings can be heard; I found the same at home last night: a hole in the underside of a branch with loud nestlings and attendants. SCARLET TANAGER was singing but did not come close enough to see.
Heard 3 distinct “THREE-beer” clear tones between Woodlleton and the road but it didn’t come closer, did not hear “WHIP”, and GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHERs were in abundance, so just saying: keep an ear and eye out for possible Olive-sided. Yesterday I observed 2 female COMMON MERGANSERS perching on the 15’ high stumps in the south part of the pond (1 per stump). Also came across a male WOOD DUCK high in a tree at the end of Podell who squeaked at me for a bit while I took a video of him, then finally flew off when I took a step forward. Later saw both M and F Woodies up on the big snag. Big warbler day at home yesterday, mostly afternoon-evening: MAGNOLIA (M breeding and non-breeding), BLACK-THROATED GREEN, several loud full-song NORTHERN PARULA, WILSON’S, YELLOW, AM REDSTART, BLACK-AND-WHITE, several bright BLACKBURNIAN, possible ORANGE-CROWNED (but I did not count it as the looks were too brief), COMMON YELLOWTHROATs setting up territories as in past years. ChrisP ______________________ Chris Pelkie Information/Data Manager, Application Systems Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 -- 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/ --
