Field Trip Report – June 2012
My final entry…Field Trip Report for Roy H Park Preserve / Shindagin Hollow
On June 2, 2012, I led my final trip as the field trip chairperson for the Broome County Naturalists’ Club. For me, it was the finest trip of all the twenty nine trips that I led. As I walked along, I was reflecting on all the good times I have had while holding this position. I have walked with the finest of naturalists, the finest of birders and the finest of friends anyone could ask to spend time with. I loved to share the places I have found over the years with my friends, to show them places they may not have otherwise seen. I loved making new friends, sharing my knowledge and in turn learning from them, making myself a better person. Thank you all, that have let me lead you…I will remember each and every one of you.
Despite my mind wandering and reflecting past trips we did see and hear the following birds:
At Roy H. Park Preserve: The most prevalent bird was the Towhee, this is prime Towhee country.
Common Yellowthroats, Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Robins, Blue Jays, Yellow Warblers, Grackles, Song Sparrows, Prairie Warblers, Hummingbirds, Crows, Towhees Great Crested Flycatchers, Chickadees, Alder Flycatchers, Oven Birds, Green Heron (H), Catbirds, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Barred Owl (H), Juncos, Black-throated Green Warblers (H), Winter Wren, Scarlet Tanagers (H), Indigo Bunting, Hooded Warbler (H), Chipping Sparrows, Wood Thrush (H), Veery, Field Sparrows (H), Cedar Waxwings, and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo (H).
At Shindagan Hollow State Land: We saw many of the same species at the preserve; these are in addition to them: Orioles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Phoebe, Wood Pewee (H), Tree Swallows, Ravens, Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red Eyed Vireos, Pileated Wood Pecker, and a Red Start.
It has been a good three years. I will continue to scout new locations and lead photography trips for the club and of course, attend future field trips with the new field trip chairperson. I just cannot give up the grasp nature has on me and miss all it has to offer. I have to be out there!
Dan Dunn,
Broome County Naturalists’ Club Field Trip Chairperson.
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