Doodletown!

Doodletown Part I and II (with side trips)

Part I: Nesting Mississippi Kites!

Doodletown and Sterling Forest State Park, NY – 5/29/12  (30 speices)

Carol Weber (ears) and Brandon Caswell (eyes)

Species Identified:

Warblers:

Blackburnian (heard only)

Cerulean (heard and seen)

American Redstart (heard and seen m. and f.)

Yellow (heard only)

Blue-winged (heard and seen m.)

Hooded (heard and seen)

Prairie (heard only)

Black-and-white (heard only)

Cape May (heard only)

Others (seen unless stated otherwise):

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Indigo Bunting (heard and seen)

Cedar Waxwing

Eastern Towhee (heard and seen)

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

American Robin

Orchard Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Northern Cardinal

Red-winged Blackbird

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Northern Flicker

Red-eyed Vireo

Fish Crow

Common Grackle

Great Blue Heron

Mourning Dove (heard only)

Mississippi Kite (nesting at Sterling Forest)

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Turkey Vulture

Red-tailed Hawk

Gray Catbird

Great Crested Flycatcher (heard only)

Part II: In "the Hood"

Doodletown, NY and Allendale Celery Farm, NJ - 6/19/12 (40 species)

Carol Weber (ears) at Doodletown only and Brandon Caswell (eyes) at Doodletown and Allendale 

Species Identified:

Warblers:

Yellow (heard and seen)

Cerulean (heard and seen)

Black-and-white (heard only)

American Redstart (heard and seen m. and f.)

Ovenbird (heard only)

Northern Waterthrush (heard and seen)

Common Yellowthroat (heard and seen)

Hooded (seen everywhere!)

Others (seen unless stated otherwise):

Great Egret

Wood Duck (male, juvenile males, female with ducklings)

Turkey Vulture

Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Red-eyed Vireo

Warbling Vireo (heard only)

Yellow-throated Vireo (heard and seen)

Blue Jay

American Crow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Tree Swallow

Tufted Titmouse

Carolina Wren

House Wren

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Cedar Waxwing

Northern Cardinal

Indigo Bunting

Eastern Towhee

Chipping Sparrow (feeding young)

Song Sparrow

Eastern Phoebe

Red-winged Blackbird 

Common Grackle

Mourning Dove

American Goldfinch

Canada Goose

Juvenile Northern Goshawk 

I had seen a Northern Flicker attending to a nest on this old stump.  About five minutes after leaving this area I found this juvenile Northern Goshawk in another tree.  He or she soon flew over to this tree with the flicker nest and sat there about ten minutes.  The flicker was very agitated as it appeared as though the raptor was aware of the nest and meal inside.  

Male American Redstart and Cerulean

I was trying so hard to spot a Cerulean at Doodletown.  In taking this photo I was only aware of the American Redstart (I had absolutely no idea the Cerulean was in the picture as well).  It was amazing to get the Cerulean in this picture and find out after-the-fact.

Chipping Sparrow feeding young

 Juvenile Northern Waterthrush 

Hooded

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Despite two summer birding trips well past the spring migration, we saw quite a few birds. Also, I did mention we saw the nesting Mississippi Kites at Sterling Forest State Park, NY.  It was fun to watch the kites and their ability to maneuver with pinpoint precision through the air.  They are very acrobatic birds in flight!  This pair of kites can currently be observed at the upper parking area at Sterling State Forest visitor center.