Alley Pond Park 7 Apr Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went looking for migrants this morning and found Robins and Robins and more Robins everywhere. The few new arrivals we saw were all in their finest plumage. A pair of CHIPPING SPARROWS and 3 EASTERN TOWHEES appeared stunning against the drab background under overcast skies. A few scattered PHOEBES were by the kettle ponds. Also, a single RUSTY BLACKBIRD was at the edge. Walking on, we encountered a pair of GREAT HORNED OWLS.
Little Alley Pond still has a small cattail patch, but is now almost completely choked with phragmites. A small bit of open water held a single MALLARD. Elsewhere, we had the usual suspects. Sy -- 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/ --
