Park Preserve, May 20th 2012
- By Laura Stenzler
On Sunday, May 20, 15 enthusiastic birders joined me for a Cayuga Bird Club walk around the Finger Lakes Land Trust's Roy H. Park Nature Preserve in Dryden. Immediately upon entering the preserve, we heard Prairie Warbler and Blue-winged Warbler. A few minutes later we were treated to a high flying Green Heron, which slowly circled above us, posing nicely for in-flight photos.
We heard more birds than we actually saw, but eventually we enjoyed an amazing view of a Prairie Warbler, which perched and sang from the top of a small evergreen. We had it in the scope and loads of photos were taken. We also enjoyed scope views of Indigo Bunting as well as decent looks at a Blue-winged Warbler. During the walk we heard many Magnolia Warblers, a number of Prairie Warblers, Canada Warblers , Blackburnian Warbler (these last two frustratingly close but invisible!), Ovenbird, Black-throated Green Warbler , Eastern Towhee, Scarlet Tanager, Winter Wren (seen by a few) and Hermit Thrush. Some from the group heard Barred Owl calling and most of us heard and then saw two Black-billed Cuckoos. We heard what was probably a Cape May Warbler singing from the spruces, as well as Golden-crowned Kinglet.
Ebird list (42 species):
Canada Goose 3
Ruffed Grouse X
Green Heron 1
Black-billed Cuckoo 2
Barred Owl X Heard
Ruby-throated Hummingbird X
Pileated Woodpecker X
Eastern Wood-Pewee X
Great Crested Flycatcher X
Blue-headed Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Winter Wren X
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Ovenbird X
Louisiana Waterthrush X
Blue-winged Warbler X
Common Yellowthroat X
American Redstart X
Cape May Warbler X Probable, heard but not seen
Magnolia Warbler X
Blackburnian Warbler X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Prairie Warbler X
Black-throated Green Warbler X
Canada Warbler X
Eastern Towhee X
Chipping Sparrow X
Field Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Scarlet Tanager X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
American Goldfinch X