Hey all, Last night's flight was by far the best of the spring in Syracuse, NY. The low cloud ceiling and intermittent light rain produced optimal conditions for quiet hilltops throughout the city. Call rates ranged from 5-10/minute from multiple locations. Swainson's Thrushes dominated the flight, but Veerys, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Wood Thrush, Lincoln's Sparrow (probable, based on phenology), Common Yellowthroat, Canada Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Bay-breasted (probable) were all well-represented with multiples of all but Canada. There were a number of other zeeps and tseeps that I could not identify as well.
Most exciting though, once I got back to my apartment around 3 AM, were two calls from a probable Bicknell's Thrush. This bird was very low, heard well, and distinctly higher than the Gray-cheeks. Good birding, Lewis -- Lewis Grove PhD Student, Wildlife Ecology President, Graduate Student Association SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry 244 Illick Hall, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210 Mobile: (814) 880-5667 http://zugunlew.smugmug.com/ -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
