Willet at Red House Lake
Willet
On Monday (May 3rd) during my daily walk around Red House Lake with Mackenzie (dog) . . . we encountered 17 Willets (CHECK- first of the year) hanging out on the beach. This is my first time every seeing Willets within Allegany State Park.
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Budding Birders – Florida Part 2 (Ospreys)
Osprey
By: Pat Coate
While in Florida, my sister and her family got to go on an airboat ride near Vero Beach. The kids really liked seeing the osprey since they got to see them up close, with fish and with their babies. During the breeding season the male does the hunting for food and brings the fish to his mate and the offspring. He will often chow down on some of the fish before bringing it to the nest.
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Yellow Warbler
Honestly . . . the yellow warbler is louder than all the other bird! No complaints, its just harder to identify the other birds hearing “Sweet-sweet-sweet-im-so-sweet” every two seconds!~!
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Todays Butterflies
Gray Comma
I had lots of butterflies flying around today. Gray Comma (CHECK), Tiger Swallowtail (CHECK), Juvenal Dusywing (CHECK) . . . . all first of the years today. The Clouded Sulphur, West Virginia White, Eastern Comma and Spring Azure have been seen previously.
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Common Loon
Look closer or you might miss the loons out on Red House Lake!
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Black-throated Green Warbler
All day long hearing “zee-zee-zee-zoo-zee”!!
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Budding Birders – Florida Part 1
Sandhill Crane (2009)
By: Pat Coate
My sister, her husband and their young children recently spent Easter visiting my parents in Florida. When I called on Easter, my niece, Maddie, was very excited to share a sighting of a Sandhill Crane. And, Maddie, I was very excited that you were excited! I hear she has her own bird book now. Below are some of the birds the kids saw at Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop’s, and in next week’s post I hope to share their favorite animals from the trip – ospreys and alligators.
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Look who has finally returned to the neighborhood!!
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Squirrel Corn
The Spring Flower are loving our April Showers!!
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Red Trillium
Almost forgot . . . Saw my first Red Trilliums today. Whites were numerous also!!
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Northern Parula singing
Have been hearing them for a while now but the Northern Parula and Yellow-throated Warbler was extra vocal while fish stocking today!!
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Butter Butt
Yellow-rumped Warblers have been CRAZY today! Singing all over the place!! Is it just me or is anyone else hearing them in the tree tops?
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Purple Martins Arrived
Saw multiple Purple Martins flying around Long Point State Park on Chautauqua Lake today. Love these birds!
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Upside Down
White-breasted Nuthatch (male)
By: Pat Coate
My husband and I are fond of walking along the Allegany River Trail. He’s a birder by marriage only, though he has become quite adept at identifying “green-headed ducks” (aka mallards) on the river. On one of our walks we had (at least I had) the pleasure of watching a pair of white-breasted nuthatches working the woods along the trail. These are one of a few birds that will move down a tree headfirst. And unlike woodpeckers or brown creepers, their tail is short and not used for support while climbing or foraging.
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Broad-winged Hawk
Had my first of the year Broad-winged Hawk today flying above my house! (CHECK)
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Bloodroot Flower
This is the last of the Bloodroot flowers on the small patch that I
always follow!! I captured this picture with the iPhone before all the
flowers are gone! Snow the other day probably didn’t help any!!
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Snow-Swallows
Flying on Red House Lake (2007)
I observed a few hundred Tree Swallows flying over Red House Lake today with big snowflakes in the air!! Seeing this behavior reminded of the day in 2007 when I found a dozen birds cuddling together to keep warm. These birds just don’t do well in cold temperatures and my heart was broken after finding a few dozen of them dead in the bird boxes. Lucky this weather isn’t proposed to last for as many days as in the 2007’s storm.
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West Virginia White
West Virginia White on finger
Saw my first of the year West Virginia Whites (CHECK) flying around today. I just love these guys!
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Yellow Violet and Spring Beauty
Yellow Violet
Spring has been moving faster than I can keep up with. Today had my first of the year Spring Beauty and Yellow Violets.
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Birdwatcher [Author Question and Answer]
A friend of mine and author Elizabeth J. Rosenthal (Liz) recently released a paperback version of her book Birdwatcher: the Life of Roger Tory Peterson. The hardcover was published in 2008 in celebration of the Peterson Centenary. I recently had the chance to ask Elizabeth (the author of Birdwatcher) a few questions about her marvelous book.
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Baby Haiku [Tess]
The first little cry
New to the world, tiny Tess
Delicate baby
[Patty’s Daughter just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and made me
a T-Pa. Tess is the blogs newest baby birder]
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TV and Robins
Turkey Vulture
I have been seeing Turkey Vultures flying most everywhere this past week. They are such neat birds!! After a dusting of snow last night the Robin’s are flocking to the roads. I just love this time of the year! But make sure you drive slow as to not hit any!
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Salamander Movement Tonight
Spotted Salamander Smile
Allegany State Park has had some outstanding temperatures recently and I have been anticipating this night for the past few weeks! The migration of the Spotted Salamander starts each spring when these yellow spotted creatures emerge from the ground and slowly work their way towards their breeding pools.
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