Went with Dan Watkins, Capt Mike and Dawn Ackeley down to Sterling State Forest. The pair of MISSISSIPPI KITEs were an easy get but we got there before 10 am. On some days, the birds disappear late morning not to reappear until the late afternoon. Some days they are there in the early afternoon. Anyway, we got on the pair pretty quick. Took some photos but the sun was behind the birds so the photos are not that great. But the birds were great. Lifer for 3 out of 4 of us. They were gone when we came back before we left around 130 pm.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157630136389482/with/7375889168/ We also got great looks at 1 WORM-EATING WARBLER. We heard many more and we also great excellent views of a pair of LOUSIANA WATERTHRUSH up close. Unfortunately, no GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS today. We were there too late I think. By the time we left watching the kites around 1030 or so, the heat of the day was building and many birds were not singing. If you go down to get the kite, I recommend trying to get there as early as possible... like before 9 am...certainly before 10 am. It is a 2 1/2 drive from Binghamton. The birds are right by the Sterling State Forest visitor center parking lot often perching in dead parts of trees. Below is our summary ebird list for the entire day of what I can recall...(I also added several detailed reports too if you look at the map feature) New York, US, US-NY Jun 15, 2012 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 200.0 mile(s) 71 species Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) X Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) X Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) X Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) X Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) X Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) X Sterling State Forest Pair see:http://www.flickr.com/photos/davenicosia/sets/72157630136389482/with/7375889168/ Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) X Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) X American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) X Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) X Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) X Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) X Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) X Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) X Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) X Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) X Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) X Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) X Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) X Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) X Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) X Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) X Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) X Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) X Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) X American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) X Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) X Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) X Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) X Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) X White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) X House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) X Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) X Veery (Catharus fuscescens) X Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) X American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) X Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) X European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) X Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) X Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) X Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) X Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) X Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) X Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) X Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) X American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) X Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) X Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) X Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) X Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) X Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) X Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) X Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) X Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) X Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) X Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) X Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) X Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) X Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) X House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) X American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) X House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Dave Nicosia -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
