[nysbirds-l] Stony Point Battlefield, Rockland Co., Birds

2015-05-02 Thread Alan Wells
Rockland Audubon held a walk this morning at the Stony Point Battlefield
State Historic Site, Rockland Co., NY (listed as Stony Point SP on ebird).
Highlights of the trip included:

 

Yellow Warbler - at least 8, but significantly under counted

Blue Jay - large flights of migrants, over 85 seen

Fish Crow - Flight of 11 seen headed NE (total of 13 seen for the morning)

Gray Catbird, at least 6 individuals

Great Horned Owl - brief glimpse as one passed through the trees

Brown Thrasher - three individuals singing

Common Yellowthroat - one

Baltimore Oriole - at least three brightly colored males singing

Orchard Oriole - one 1st year male singing

Warbling Vireo - one

Bald Eagle - adult seen soaring over Haverstraw Bay

 

In all, 48 species were seen during the trip, plus one Common Raven heard
about an hour afterward.

 

The complete trip list and photos can be seen at:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23179601

 

 

Alan Wells

Rockland, NY


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[nysbirds-l] Stony Point Battlefield, Rockland Co., Birds

2015-05-02 Thread Alan Wells
Rockland Audubon held a walk this morning at the Stony Point Battlefield
State Historic Site, Rockland Co., NY (listed as Stony Point SP on ebird).
Highlights of the trip included:

 

Yellow Warbler - at least 8, but significantly under counted

Blue Jay - large flights of migrants, over 85 seen

Fish Crow - Flight of 11 seen headed NE (total of 13 seen for the morning)

Gray Catbird, at least 6 individuals

Great Horned Owl - brief glimpse as one passed through the trees

Brown Thrasher - three individuals singing

Common Yellowthroat - one

Baltimore Oriole - at least three brightly colored males singing

Orchard Oriole - one 1st year male singing

Warbling Vireo - one

Bald Eagle - adult seen soaring over Haverstraw Bay

 

In all, 48 species were seen during the trip, plus one Common Raven heard
about an hour afterward.

 

The complete trip list and photos can be seen at:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23179601

 

 

Alan Wells

Rockland, NY


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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:
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