Hey Birders,
Well as everyone has already mentioned, today was superb! A total of 128
species were seen on the island today! Things started fairly slow, but picked
up as soon as the fog lifted around 7:30am.
I've listed the highlights below:
Western Meadowlark - 1 bird on the lawn of 491 South Shore Road, I found it
~6:30pm and was still there at 8:15pm
Acadian Flycatcher - 1 bird seen and singing actively by the old quarry at
Sheridan's Point, early this afternoon - really early!!
Cerulean Warbler - 1 male in an empty lot 400m. east of Scudder along the lake
E. Whip-poor Will - 1 male flushed in the same lot with Cerulean
Grasshopper Sparow - 1 bird at Fish Point first thing
American Golden-Plover - 2 with a flock of Black-bellied's on Henderson Road
this evening
Northern Mockingbird - 1 at Lighthouse Point
Black Scoter and Long-tailed Duck - 1 of each at Fish Point
As well as the rarer species, many firsts of the year were seen inclduing;
Chimney Swift, Least and Great Crested Flycatchers, Eastern Kingbird, Scarlet
Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles,
Bobolink.
Warblers:
Yellow - 10
Black-throated Blue - 2
Yellow-rumped - 500
Black-throated Green - 5
Blackburnian - 1
Pine - 10
Palm - 50
Black-and-white - 4
Ovenbird - 1
N. Watertrhush - 2
Number of other birders - 0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Directions: email me privately for more specific directions.
Good Birding,
Ken Burrell
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