I looked pretty carefully but unsuccessfully for the American Bittern all around the parking lots and larger wetland areas in Sapsucker Woods on Sunday morning. Otherwise the birding was excellent. Here are some highlights, shared mostly with Stuart Krasnoff on the east side.
* A loose mixed flock along the Woodleton Boardwalk that included a silent male PINE WARBLER, several singing male YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO, several GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, several BROWN CREEPERS, plus breeding phoebes, chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, and woodpeckers. * At least four HERMIT THRUSHES, one seen along the Severinghaus Trail and the others heard north of the Woodleton Boardwalk (wheezy chord only). * Several RUSTY BLACKBIRDS heard throughout the sanctuary (yesterday, a flock of ~25 Rusty Blackbirds briefly stopped in a tree near the bittern). * Maybe a dozen YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS and 8+ NORTHERN FLICKERS, very vocal and conspicuous throughout. * A pair of WOOD DUCKS on the main pond and pairs seen twice more overhead. * At least five SWAMP SPARROWS along the mulched trail that connects the road with the power-line cut on the Dryden side. Mark Chao -- 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/ --
