Saw Mill River Audubon's regular 4th Monday walk today at Croton Point Park enjoyed a beautiful fall morning and plenty of bird activity with:
* at least 12 different Vesper Sparrows, all along SE corner of landfill edge. * 9 different White-crowned Sparrows (all 1st yr birds), located in different corners of the park including garden edge by ballfield parking, road edge on S side of landfill and along the river road (below campgrounds); * large numbers of White-throats and Song Sparrows in many places especially along the landfill edges with good number of Savannah Sparrows atop landfill and along upper landfill edges; * likely low count of 26 American Pipits seen beside and on landfill; * two flyover Eastern Meadowlarks (apparently continuing birds); * one each Northern Harrier & American Kestrel hunting the landfill; * 3rd year Bald Eagle seen today and a few times over past cpl of wks in same location: shoreline trees along the river road; And a flock of 8 Rusty Blackbirds seen by Charlie Roberto near ballfield parking, with at least two other Rusty Blackbirds seen as landfill flyovers. eBird list http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20352268 Anne Swaim Saw Mill River Audubon www.sawmillriveraudubon.org -- 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/ --
