As a follow up to this post, we hiked Fillmore Glen State Park this morning and
up high in the gorge, near where the gorge trail crosses there was a very
interesting Empidonax flycatcher pair. The birds were easily visible hawking
insects and the song was consistent with an Acadian Flycatcher. We did use the
Merlin app to record the song and it also identified it as an Acadian
flycatcher. Habitat seems right for it, but I have not seen one in around here
before.
-Andrew Miller
From: bounce-126601766-61975...@list.cornell.edu
On Behalf Of Liisa S. Mobley
Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2022 4:39 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Birding and hiking
The summer season of wandering the NYS parks and forests has started. On
Saturday, Steve and I went to Fillmore Glen State Park. The gorge trail is
open again, after being partially closed for the last couple of years. One of
our beautiful parks in the Finger Lakes - a lovely creek and waterfalls running
through a hemlock-shaded gorge. Birds, mostly heard, but not seen in the dense
foliage: red-eyed vireo, many black-throated green warblers, an occasional
black-throated blue warbler, chickadees and juncos; special bird was a
blue-headed vireo.
Birding trip followed by a visit to Prison City Brewing in Auburn; excellent
food and beer with outdoor dining.
Today we headed up to Hammond Hill State Forest. Again, birds mostly heard but
not seen: about equal numbers of black-throated blue warblers and
black-throated green warblers, chickadees, wood thrushes, hermit thrushes, oven
birds, robins, a scarlet tanager, and a field sparrow near the bench
overlooking the field close to Star Stanton. Usually I hear a raven in the
forest, but not today. We also saw many interesting native plants along the
trail.
-Liisa
Liisa Mobley
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