The field along Hanshaw Road, near the mouth of Sapsucker Woods Road, can be
productive for shorebirds when wet (as it is now!).
I just had four Pectoral Sandpipers in this field, in the shallow grassy
pan that has been full of Killdeer for the past couple of weeks.
Yesterday, there were 3
My son Tilden and I walked around the East Trail in Sapsucker Woods on
Sunday morning. We found a lot of birds, but didn't try too long to
identify the uncooperative ones. I did manage to confirm one BLACKPOLL
WARBLER (alone in dark woods at my eye level), one BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (40
feet
CayugaRBA 2 BRANT just alit on lawn north of mouth of Treman marina.
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Correction: family of 4 BRANT.
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While rehairing violin bows at my workbench this afternoon, I heard
the soft chattering of a Carolina Wren as it flew up under the eaves
and began to hunt for insects and spiders. This is a pretty common
occurrence at my shop, so I didn't bother craning my neck for a view,
but a few
Despite the cold and rain today, I decided to walk all over town in
search of birds. Birds were very active all morning, so it was
definitely worth it.
Sapsucker Woods this morning in between the bouts of rain (7:30am):
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk getting mobbed by jays and crows
Flock of 7 Wood Duck
Hi all,
I'm just back from 3 weeks in Australia and enjoyed 2 productive hours of
walking around Sapsucker Woods this afternoon (Oct 2), between 12:30 and 2:30.
I'm happy that I did not miss the warbler migration! Below is my eBird report.
Some highlights included a BROWN THRASHER and a
