On Saturday morning, eight birders joined me for a visit to the Cornell community garden plots along Freese Road. We turned up an excellent variety of sparrows, including at least 30 SONG SPARROWS, two or three SWAMP SPARROWS, several SAVANNAH SPARROWS, a few FIELD SPARROWS, one CHIPPING SPARROW, multiple adult and first-winter WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, several WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and one female HOUSE SPARROW. We also turned up one western PALM WARBLER, a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and a corpulent deceased Short-tailed Shrew. Alas, despite our high hopes and keen attention, we found no Lincoln's Sparrow. (I've seen this species only once here in about seven visits this fall.)
Last night I heard a lot of southbound thrushes passing overhead in the dark, so I sought and got some takers for a little bonus run to Sapsucker Woods. We found an interesting loose assemblage of seasonal birds at the gate to the East Trail - a HERMIT THRUSH, one or two BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, several GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, more Yellow-rumped Warblers, and at least one other warbler that I didn't see. That last bird seems like a good candidate for Pine Warbler based on location and other people's descriptions. Thanks to all for a fine morning! Mark Chao --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- 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/ --
