On Sat. Dec. 4 I saw a Yellow Warbler at Seneca Lake State Park. It was working the area of willow trees that run along the lakeshore 100 yds west of the picnic pavilions. There is not much cover in this area. Mostly lawn and willows. The bird was very active, moving from tree to tree.
The bird was bright yellow below from throat to vent. Crown, back, and face were fairly bright yellow green. There were yellow tail spots and yellow edges to the tertials and coverts. There was no eye-line or supercillium, just a very thin yellow eye-ring. The face was a bit paler than the crown and contrasted weakly with the yellow throat. This was a family visit to Geneva, so I did not have my camera. Waterbird numbers along the north end of Seneca Lake were poor. At the chamber of commerce building at the foot of Castle Street, the two Brant continued. There were also two Black Scoters and 4 Bonaparte's Gulls. Dave Czaplak Germantown,MD -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
