Very difficult birding the Hawthorn Orchard today. Cool blustery Southeast winds followed by rain showers. Most birds were vocal by calls only, and very limited song. Largest Yellow-rumped flock seemed to prefer Western interior of Hawthorn Orchard.
Highlights: male HOODED WARBLER at NE corner, Swainson's Thrush seen twice in NE area, male and female Indigo Buntings, female Black-throated Blue Warbler. Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H cth4th May 15, 2013 Hawthorn Orchard Traveling 1.25 miles 230 Minutes Observers: 1 All birds reported? Yes Comments: Comfortably cool to cold. Blustery Southeast wind. Overcast. Approaching rain showers. Then showers and wind for a period. Most birds silently foraging and difficult to locate. Seemed to prefer Western interior of the Hawthorn Orchard. 4 Canada Goose 1 Mourning Dove 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 5 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 2 Tree Swallow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 House Wren 1 Swainson's Thrush -- Flushed from forest floor just South of NE corner 1 Wood Thrush -- Singing in ravine of NE corner 6 American Robin 9 Gray Catbird 9 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 1 Blue-winged Warbler -- Seen and heard singing from very center of Hawthorn Orchard. 3 Tennessee Warbler 2 Northern Parula -- Male and female 2 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler -- Female, South of HO 20 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Palm Warbler (Western) 3 American Redstart 6 Common Yellowthroat 1 Hooded Warbler -- Male. Seen and heard giving "chink" call notes at 6:25am just East of NE corner in entrance area to maple grove/slope. 2 Chipping Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow -- Field at SE corner of HO by retention "pond", S of the North rugby field. 7 Song Sparrow 16 White-throated Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 3 Scarlet Tanager 5 Northern Cardinal 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Indigo Bunting -- Male seen and heard calling. Foraging just North of creek in North ravine. Female seen South of HO. 7 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 7 Baltimore Oriole 1 Purple Finch 2 House Finch 6 American Goldfinch 4 House Sparrow Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
