Led by Tom Stephenson
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From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 7, 2021, 11:11 AM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, karenohearn <Karenohearn@aol.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>
Cc: Ed Crowne <erc310@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Angelica Calabrese <angelica.m.calabrese@gmail.com>, magda binion <mbinion540@gmail.com>, Michele <truongmichele@gmail.com>, ANTHONY DALILEO <dalileo@att.net>, Jeff Gramm <jeffgramm@gmail.com>, Kassie Schwan <kas300@gmail.com>, Crystal Thiele <cthiele7777@gmail.com>, Kimberly Bliss <kimberlybliss@gmail.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Artie Bennett <artiebennett1@gmail.com>, Madelyn Boesen <madelyn.boesen@gmail.com>, Robert Erickson <rerickson95@gmail.com>, Maria Bell <moctavia.bell@gmail.com>, Donald Olson <go8000@hotmail.com>, Zachary Koeber <zachary.koeber@gmail.com>, radka osickova <Radkadesign@yahoo.com>, Bob Curtis <bobolink@nyct.net>, Carol Page <carolpagebu@yahoo.com>, Virginia Millington <vzmillington@gmail.com>, Clayton Raithel <clayton.raithel@gmail.com>, Isabel Conte <aredstart2@gmail.com>, SUSAN AXELROD <sdevada@aol.com>, Nick Gordon <njg320@nyu.edu>, Juliet Tarantino <juliet.tarantino@gmail.com>, anita pins <anitacpins@gmail.com>, Eva Sikes <evasikes@gmail.com>, Jeremy Ravinsky <ravinsky.jeremy@gmail.com>, Nisarga Markandaiah <nisarga.markandaiah@gmail.com>, Miriam Hibel <mhibel@nyc.rr.com>, Marisa Wohl <marisawohl193@gmail.com>, Darshan <darshan.markandaiah@gmail.com>, Jamie Magyar <jamiedmagyar@gmail.com>, Daniel Smith <ppbirder@gmail.com>, Gail Hashimoto <gdhpsyd@icloud.com>, Valerie Bull <balletbull@yahoo.com>, Emily Nobel Maxwell <emily.maxwell@gmail.com>, Anita Haravon <aharavon@gmail.com>, Katie Luecke <katie.luecke@gmail.com>, Lisa M Hoff <lisamhoff@gmail.com>, Jay Ackley <Jay.Ackley@gmail.com>, Martha Harbison <marthaharbison@gmail.com>
From: Tom Stephenson <12toms@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 7, 2021, 11:11 AM
Subject: Thursday Walk
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>, karenohearn <Karenohearn@aol.com>, Dennis Hrehowsik <DeepSeaGangster@gmail.com>
Cc: Ed Crowne <erc310@gmail.com>, Roberta Manian <roberta.manian@gmail.com>, Angelica Calabrese <angelica.m.calabrese@gmail.com>, magda binion <mbinion540@gmail.com>, Michele <truongmichele@gmail.com>, ANTHONY DALILEO <dalileo@att.net>, Jeff Gramm <jeffgramm@gmail.com>, Kassie Schwan <kas300@gmail.com>, Crystal Thiele <cthiele7777@gmail.com>, Kimberly Bliss <kimberlybliss@gmail.com>, Valerie Masten <valerie.masten@gmail.com>, Artie Bennett <artiebennett1@gmail.com>, Madelyn Boesen <madelyn.boesen@gmail.com>, Robert Erickson <rerickson95@gmail.com>, Maria Bell <moctavia.bell@gmail.com>, Donald Olson <go8000@hotmail.com>, Zachary Koeber <zachary.koeber@gmail.com>, radka osickova <Radkadesign@yahoo.com>, Bob Curtis <bobolink@nyct.net>, Carol Page <carolpagebu@yahoo.com>, Virginia Millington <vzmillington@gmail.com>, Clayton Raithel <clayton.raithel@gmail.com>, Isabel Conte <aredstart2@gmail.com>, SUSAN AXELROD <sdevada@aol.com>, Nick Gordon <njg320@nyu.edu>, Juliet Tarantino <juliet.tarantino@gmail.com>, anita pins <anitacpins@gmail.com>, Eva Sikes <evasikes@gmail.com>, Jeremy Ravinsky <ravinsky.jeremy@gmail.com>, Nisarga Markandaiah <nisarga.markandaiah@gmail.com>, Miriam Hibel <mhibel@nyc.rr.com>, Marisa Wohl <marisawohl193@gmail.com>, Darshan <darshan.markandaiah@gmail.com>, Jamie Magyar <jamiedmagyar@gmail.com>, Daniel Smith <ppbirder@gmail.com>, Gail Hashimoto <gdhpsyd@icloud.com>, Valerie Bull <balletbull@yahoo.com>, Emily Nobel Maxwell <emily.maxwell@gmail.com>, Anita Haravon <aharavon@gmail.com>, Katie Luecke <katie.luecke@gmail.com>, Lisa M Hoff <lisamhoff@gmail.com>, Jay Ackley <Jay.Ackley@gmail.com>, Martha Harbison <marthaharbison@gmail.com>
Hi Peter, et al.
Thursday was a superb day, both in terms of weather and birds. I felt like it was the "birdiest" day I'd ever seen in the park, with lots of warblers and other species spread out over the whole place, really highlighting how important the park is for protecting and feeding these migrants.
I logged 85 species including 25 species of warblers. We had a very cooperative and enthusiastic group. About half have only been birding a year, which is really fantastic.
Highlights included an extremely cooperative Worm-eating Warbler, which we had to walk away from... Orange-crowned Warbler, more Prairie Warblers than I've ever seen/heard even at Sterling Forest, a couple of cooperative Blue-winged Warblers, a cooperative Blackburnian, a very cooperative Prothonotary Warbler (you can see the theme...)
We also found a small hatch-out behind the Well House that included two startlingly bright Scarlet Tanagers, Indigo Bunting, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and several Rough-winged Swallows.
A couple of the warblers were unfortunately brief or heard only; and the craziest thing was two or three Red Crossbills that flew over, calling. Didn't get a recording so not sure of the type, but they were of the "dryer" variety.
A Yellow-throated Vireo was singing near the Peninsula Sumacs. Two or more have been seen there over the past week or two. This time the male sang only briefly from a tall tree nearby. I wonder if there is a pair that could be nesting! Worth checking out.
Here's the list.
Best regards,
Tom
| Red-throated Loon |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
| Great Egret |
| Green Heron |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
| Turkey Vulture |
| Canada Goose |
| Mute Swan |
| Wood Duck |
| American Black Duck |
| Mallard |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
| Laughing Gull |
| Ring-billed Gull |
| Rock Dove |
| Mourning Dove |
| Black-billed Cuckoo |
| Chimney Swift |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
| Belted Kingfisher |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
| Northern Flicker |
| Great Crested Flycatcher |
| Yellow-throated Vireo |
| Blue-headed Vireo |
| Warbling Vireo |
| Red-eyed Vireo |
| Blue Jay |
| Tree Swallow |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
| Barn Swallow |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
| Carolina Wren |
| House Wren |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| Veery |
| Swainson's Thrush |
| Hermit Thrush |
| Wood Thrush |
| American Robin |
| Gray Catbird |
| European Starling |
| Blue-winged Warbler |
| Golden-winged Warbler brief sighting near GAP |
| Tennessee Warbler I heard briefly, a couple stayed back and saw it |
| Orange-crowned Warbler |
| Nashville Warbler |
| Northern Parula |
| Yellow Warbler |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
| Magnolia Warbler |
| Cape May Warbler |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Black-throated Green Warbler |
| Blackburnian Warbler |
| Prairie Warbler |
| Bay-breasted Warbler heard only, unfortunately |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
| American Redstart |
| Prothonotary Warbler |
| Worm-eating Warbler |
| Ovenbird |
| Northern Waterthrush |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Wilson's Warbler heard only |
| Scarlet Tanager |
| Eastern Towhee |
| Chipping Sparrow |
| Song Sparrow |
| Swamp Sparrow |
| White-throated Sparrow |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| Indigo Bunting |
| Common Grackle |
| Brown-headed Cowbird |
| Baltimore Oriole |
| American Goldfinch |
| House Sparrow |
| European Goldfinch |
| Red Crossbill |