Ann Mitchell & I walked the Salt, Hoad, Dresser and some side paths in Summerhill State Forest this afternoon (2 Nov 2009). It was pretty quiet, but we did find:
Ruffed Grouse - 2 or 3 Wild Turkey - 15 or so flushed from edge of uncut cornfield on Dresser Red-tailed Hawk - 1 Downy Woodpecker - 1 male Pileated Woodpecker - 2 or 3 COMMON RAVEN - 1 or 2 calling American Crow - 20 or so altogether including distant flying birds Blue Jay - 2 or maybe 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1 Black-capped Chickadee - 15 or so Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 heard Brown Creeper - 1 American Robin - 5 or more NORTHERN SHRIKE - 1 immature seen along Hoag eliciting nervous noises from Robins Dark-eyed Junco - 2 American Goldfinch - 1 --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
