I led a group of about 13 people on a trip in delightful weather through Lindsay Parson's this morning. No huge surprises, except for the huge number of Wood Ducks (64 in all), and an American Wigeon.
One of the Trashers looked like it was carrying off a fecal sac. Also, one of the Tanagers had a strange-colored rump. It was a male, but the rump was a distinct greenish yellow. Ebird list is below... Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 11 Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 64 Separate flock of 5 and 20 plus a mother with 9 ducklings... then three more separate families with babies American Wigeon (Mareca americana) 1 Flying off pond at close distance, distinct white wing patches, pale belly and rump Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 3 1 adult female 2 chicks Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 2 Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2 Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 4 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1 Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2 Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 2 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1 Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) 1 Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 2 Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2 Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1 Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 1 Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 10 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4 Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2 Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 8 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 12 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 2 Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 3 Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 1 Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 2 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 3 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 5 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 2 Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 4 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 8 Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 2 Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 3 Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 5 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 3 Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 2 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 10 Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) 2 American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 4 Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1 Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 8 Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 9 Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 3 Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 2 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 2 Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 6 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S139645689 -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
