This afternoon I birded Kissena Corridor and the outskirts of the Velodrome. Highlights included, an immature *Connecticut Warbler* on the edge of the paved path near the triangle by the corridor. The bird walked out into view and I tried to get a bead on it with my camera, but oncoming traffic pushed it back into the weeds before I could pull the trigger. Despite hanging around the area for a while, I did not see it again.
Other notables in the immediate area included 2 *Blue Grosbeaks* and multiple *Indigo Buntings*. Corey Finger, whom I met while birding the area agreed that there could have been 15 or more INBU, in the area. Later on, near the meadow area, Corey picked out a *Common Nighthawk* flying low and away from us, but giving us hope that it may circle back after left bank; in the end, it kept on going, heading North West, possibly towards Meadow Lake. Near the Velodrome, Savannah Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, Eastern Wood-Peewee, Black-and-white Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Swamp Sparrow and Ruby-crowned Kinglet made up some of the more notables seen in that area. Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
