W arbler movement has been quite good at Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Westchester County with 18 species of warblers reported yesterday between various birders. One eBird list here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39079881
Others recent RSPP lists here: <goog_594918743> http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L299350/activity Biggest concentrations of migrants frequenting these areas: (1) on highest and flat part of Overlook Trail around stands of Japanese-Angelica (*Aralia elata) *an invasive known to draw in warblers like Tennessee and Black-throated Blue, (2) on the southern portion of Ash Tree Loop, and (3) on northwestern corner of Swan Lake along Brothers' Path, often good spot early morning. Trail map here: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/attachments/RockefellerTrailMap.pdf Other info in case of interest to some: Rockefeller SPP does get quite busy with walkers by mid morning. There is $6/vehicle parking fee collected (Apr-Oct) after you enter the main lot, via automated kiosk, unless you have NYS State Park sticker or, for those eligible, if you get a senior pass from office 9:00am-4:30pm. Another (free) entry point is to park on Old Sleepy Hollow Road, also good for accessing the Pocantico/Eagle Hill trails. Google link here to that spot: https://goo.gl/maps/j7vKJfmq9t92 Tend to be less walkers in this part of the preserve. Main gate was open for entry pre-dawn; we entered ~5:45am. Saw Mill River Audubon offers free bird walks at RSPP on 2nd & 3rd Mondays Next SMRA bird walks at RSPP 2nd Monday, 9/11 next, 7:30am from main parking 3rd Monday, 9/18 next, 7:30am from Sleepy Holllow Rd trails entrance Walk times switch to 8:30am Oct-Apr Anne Swaim Saw Mill River Audubon www.sawmillriveraudubon.org -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
