Alexa and I just got back from a lengthy afternoon hike around Lindsay-Parsons. The highlights were mainly in a large mixed-species flock in the closed canopy forest E of the railroad tracks, where we saw six species of warblers including single Orange-crowneds and Parulas, a late Scarlet Tanager, and two Eastern Wood-Peewees (seems late for them too -- they were actively foraging and vocalizing). Also nice were: a Merlin, drumming Ruffed Grouse and three Lincoln's Sparrows in the various hedgerows. The beaver landscaping that has gone on this summer is even more impressive with the leaves dropping and some of the fields mowed -- the Wood Ducks for one seem to appreciate the renovations.
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