April 15 & 17

April 15
La Platte River natural area and Shelburne farms. Approximately 12:00-2:00 p.m.. Overcast, around 35 degrees, and wintery mix precipitation. Walked along Shelburne Bay spotting some Canada Geese and Hooded Merganser out on the bay from the shore. Several flocks of Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, American Robin, and Song Sparrow. On the edge of a pine dominated forest. Deeper in the forest was a Brown Creeper, White-breasted Nuthatch, and a mystery bird that I believe to be a Northern Cardinal with an interesting song. As I was driving down the road to Shelburne Farms I spotted a Great Blue Heron flying over towards the bay and two Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers foraging trees along the road.

April 17
While installing game cameras in Jericho for two hours, 9:00-11:00 a.m., my group saw several good bird sightings. It was around 40 degrees with a disgusting wintery mix again. Most of the species were spotted in a deciduous natural community, including Black-capped Chickadee, American Goldfinch, Hermit Thrush, and a Hairy Woodpecker. In a small stand of red pines we spotted three Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers foraging the pines.

Posted on April 18, 2018 01:55 PM by srotella