During a mid-morning walk along the East Ithaca Recreation Way
(between Mitchell St & Honess lane) I had a couple of Chickadees fly
across the path followed by a somewhat smaller, blue-gray bird. It
perched momentarily in a shrub at the edge of the path, long enough
for me to note the bright yellow throat, white belly and greenish-
yellow patch on the upper back. The absence of any rufous on the
throat leads me to conclude that it was a juvenile Northern Parula
Warbler. This is obviously late for the season, and I'll have to check
to see what the late records are.
The bird was with a small flock of Chickadees and Juncoes, and there
are several feeders in the adjacent condos. Perhaps it will stay
around for awhile yet. Location: just south of where the stream passes
under the path, and where a gravel path leads east, uphill, into the
brush and towards the playing fields.
Bob McGuire
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