[nysbirds-l] Doodletown Road 5/12
I made my annual pilgrimage to Doodletown Road today in the pleasant company of Bob and Collen Veltri. We saw good numbers of ceruleans, including females on nest. Hoodeds were everywhere, often singing alternate songs, one of which was a spitting image of a yellow throated warbler. When we finally saw the bird who was singing, it was the first time in my life I was disappointed to see a hooded warbler. Our main target , however, was the Kentucky. We were encouraged when we ran into Tom Burke and Gail Benson at the intersection of Doodletown and Pleasant Valley road who had just seen the bird further up Doodletown. The bird had been seen just past the bridge as well as further up the hill, but we struck out at both sites. We returned after birding Pleasant Valley to reports that the bird was again singing just past the bridge. We hurried up the road only to run into a road block. There was a group of hikers that decided to do their business right where the bird was singing, and their mates asked us to wait to respect their privacy. It seemed like forever, but the bird was still singing when we were finally allowed entry. That’s when one of the hikers blew her whistle to alert all their members they were leaving. With my hearing aids turned all the way up, it almost pierced my ear drums. Needless to say, after that the bird was gone. We licked our wounds and headed further up the hill to the alternate location. But before long we were rewarded with ground level views, as the Kentucky was attracted by a termite hatch in a fallen log. Here’s a link to videos of the Kentucky, a male and female cerulean on nest, and a female cerulean building her nest. https://flic.kr/s/aHskA1GEim Just another reminder for those thinking of coming up on Sunday, that Rt 9 will be closed on May 15 until 1PM for to a bicycle race. Happy spring birding! Peter https://flic.kr/s/aHskA1GEim -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Doodletown Road 5/12
I made my annual pilgrimage to Doodletown Road today in the pleasant company of Bob and Collen Veltri. We saw good numbers of ceruleans, including females on nest. Hoodeds were everywhere, often singing alternate songs, one of which was a spitting image of a yellow throated warbler. When we finally saw the bird who was singing, it was the first time in my life I was disappointed to see a hooded warbler. Our main target , however, was the Kentucky. We were encouraged when we ran into Tom Burke and Gail Benson at the intersection of Doodletown and Pleasant Valley road who had just seen the bird further up Doodletown. The bird had been seen just past the bridge as well as further up the hill, but we struck out at both sites. We returned after birding Pleasant Valley to reports that the bird was again singing just past the bridge. We hurried up the road only to run into a road block. There was a group of hikers that decided to do their business right where the bird was singing, and their mates asked us to wait to respect their privacy. It seemed like forever, but the bird was still singing when we were finally allowed entry. That’s when one of the hikers blew her whistle to alert all their members they were leaving. With my hearing aids turned all the way up, it almost pierced my ear drums. Needless to say, after that the bird was gone. We licked our wounds and headed further up the hill to the alternate location. But before long we were rewarded with ground level views, as the Kentucky was attracted by a termite hatch in a fallen log. Here’s a link to videos of the Kentucky, a male and female cerulean on nest, and a female cerulean building her nest. https://flic.kr/s/aHskA1GEim Just another reminder for those thinking of coming up on Sunday, that Rt 9 will be closed on May 15 until 1PM for to a bicycle race. Happy spring birding! Peter https://flic.kr/s/aHskA1GEim -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
