tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post1399137517872128063..comments2024-02-02T15:32:33.960-05:00Comments on Whimbrel Nature: Rockefeller Big Day 2016!Whimbrel Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-50007172813579797772016-05-14T20:17:40.004-04:002016-05-14T20:17:40.004-04:00Unofficial total: 94 species. I'll recap on th...Unofficial total: 94 species. I'll recap on the blog hopefully tomorrow.Whimbrel Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-68566632691451657392016-05-13T22:19:57.358-04:002016-05-13T22:19:57.358-04:00Update after the first round. I currently have 30 ...Update after the first round. I currently have 30 species after visiting Rockwood Hall and the Eagle Hill area. I met a really nice ultrasound technician from Phelps at Rockwood Hall who was really into the birds, so I ended up getting to Eagle Hill a little later than originally planned. I only managed to pick up wood thrush and veery in the swampy area before everything shut down for the evening. No luck on my night walk on the Old Gory Brook Trail and Pocantico River Trails. The misty, overcast conditions probably had the few things that might be active being quiet. I got 29 species on my "Must Get" list and one species, blackburnian warbler, on my "Pick-up" list. However, that is one I expected to get; 21 more to go. Unfortunately the river was really fogged in this evening, so I only managed to pick up a herring gull perched on a buoy as the fog began to clear. That is a crucial species to get, but not really a "bonus". The morning should bring better weather and it is nice to have a bunch of my "Must Get" species already under my belt.Whimbrel Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-33071782893595972522016-05-13T15:01:59.488-04:002016-05-13T15:01:59.488-04:00Also had a probable Lincoln's sparrow, but it ...Also had a probable Lincoln's sparrow, but it disappeared in the underbrush before I could confirm. Hopefully I can relocate it.Whimbrel Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-73742757667077176032016-05-13T15:00:12.421-04:002016-05-13T15:00:12.421-04:00Last scouting trip this morning was promising. Pic...Last scouting trip this morning was promising. Picked up new possible locations for pine warbler (still around), northern waterthrush, and yellow-billed cuckoo. Also had my first Tennessee warbler of the year, which will hopefully stick around until this evening. Excited to start my Westchester Birdathon effort in just about 4 hours. #wnybirdathon #rockefellerbigdayWhimbrel Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.com