This morning, I started listening and recording in Etna, NY, just after midnight, following the passage of a line of thunderstorms and rain showers.
Predominant species for the ~5 hours of recording was SWAINSON'S THRUSH. Probably a good two hundred or more calls were produced in between the remaining rain showers. Other species of interest that were vocally present included: GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (4), ALDER FLYCATCHER (2), BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (12+), YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (1), SCARLET TANAGER (1), Common Yellowthroat (several calls and a handful in song), Yellow Warbler (one in song), Chipping Sparrow (local in song), VEERY (2), WOOD THRUSH (at least 2), ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (a few), plus a good number of other miscellaneous warbler calls that I haven't taken time to ID to species. In the process of installing my microphone I tore the medial meniscus in my right knee, so I think I'll be doing much more night listening rather than early AM birding for the rest of this spring! Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes Field Applications Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-5740 F: 607-254-1132 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp -- 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/nfc-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
