Weed Walk Diary – September 2005
9/7: COLE PARK – The fog dissipated as we reached the park allowing us to see the birds, our first being YB Sapsucker, BC Chickadees, Blue-winged Warbler and RB Nuthatch. Walking through the woods at first yielded little until we came upon several large flocks of foraging birds including Downy, Hairy, N.Flicker and Pileated Woodpeckers, WB Nuthatches, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwings, Magnolia/Yellow-rumped/Blk-thr.Green Warblers, C.Yellowthroats and a Scarlet Tanager. Our hawk tally included Cooper’s, Red-Shouldered and Red-Tailed. On the return trip we saw W.Turkeys and at Boland Pond/Chenango River were Mallards, C.Mergansers, DC Cormorant, Killdeer, Gr.Blue Herons and Wood Ducks for a total of 44 species.
9/14: GREENWOOD PARK – A perfect late summer day was complete when we saw N.Flickers, Yellow-thr.Vireo, Blue-hd.Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blk-thr.Green/Magnolia/Palm Warblers and RB Grosbeaks in a migrating wave. Also there were 15 Killdeer, Red/WB Nuthatches and E.Wood Pewee. Our auto travels added 2 Cooper’s Hawks, 9 Am.Kestrels, E.Phoebe, Least Flycatcher, E.Kingbird, 2dz E.Bluebirds, many Chipping Sparrows, Savannah Sparrows, E.Meadowlark and 2 Indigo Buntings toward our 45 species total.
9/21: CHENANGO FORKS – The last day of summer gave us beautiful birding weather. Our first stop at the Towpath yielded an Osprey, Carolina Wren and B.Kingfisher. We then went to nearby Parsons Road where we found many more birds including Sharp-shinned and Red-tailed Hawks, Downy, N.Flicker and Pileated Woodpeckers, E.Wood Pewee, E.Phoebe, Scarlet Tanager and RB Grosbeak. On our return via Pigeon Hill Road, Dan’s sharp ears picked up a song so we pulled over, adding a Red-bellied Woodpecker, both Red/WB Nuthatches and Blk-thr.Greens to our final tally of 42 species.
9/28: DORCHESTER/UPPER LISLE – We had a couple of firsts for the upcoming season – one Snow Goose with many Canadas at Dorchester and 2 White-Crowned Sparrows at UL. It was also a good raptor day with Turkey Vultures, 2 Ospreys, 2 Sharp-shinned, 3 Red-tails and 6 Am.Kestrels. One of the Sharpie sightings was exceptionally notable as we witnessed it battling with a Pileated Woodpecker. Also one of the Ospreys treated us to fantastic close looks as it fished, finally being successful on its third dive. Our tally of wild birds was 37 and we ended with the escaped Budgerigar at Wild Birds Unltd feeders.
Weed Walk Diary is provided by members of the Naturalists’ Club of Broome County. This Weed Walk Diary was written by Marie Petuh. For information on the Naturalists Club, write P.O. Box 191, Vestal, N.Y. 13850.
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