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B – Birds
Baltimore Oriole
Loved finding some first of the year B-birds over the past few days! About 10 minutes after posting my previous post on Sunday . . . . I had my first of the year Blackburnian Warbler (CHECK) who was singing up in the Hemlocks! They seem a little early but after looking at last years first of the year, it was ironically also on April 26th!!
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New Neo-tropical Migrants
Northern Parula
Neo-tropical migrants were moving through the area last night in record numbers! This morning I saw on the list serv many more warbler “first of the year” sightings for April than I can ever remember reading! I figured this was an opportunity to report some of my recent first of the years to all my blogging friends!!
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Lifeguard on Duty
Double-crested Cormorant
It feels like summer in Allegany State Park!
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Ripley Hawk Watch Visit
Birdwatchers at Ripley Hawk Watch
I joined the Cattaraugus County Bird Club today for the field trip to Ripley Hawk Watch in Ripley, NY! You know that it was the wrong day to visit when you show up and they say “Should have been here yesterday, we had over 7,000 birds pass over”! Yep, not the best day but did get a few species fly overhead! Most everything were bird specks . . . . . you know just dots in the sky!
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Nature Haiku – Dandelions
By Young Naturalist C
Dandelions
Bright dandelions
With time, turn to silken fluff
Little children’s friend
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Happy Earth Day
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker by Pat Coate
I hope everyone has a great Happy Earth Day . . . . Year . . . . Life! Remember Earth Day isn’t just one day of the year. . . . . it is how you should live every day! Read the rest of this page »
I SPY (Wordless Wednesday)
Walking in the weeds . . .
Spring Beauty
Spring Beauty
Spring is so beautiful!
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April BOS Count 2009
Woodducks
Sunday was the annual April BOS Count and I truly enjoyed the most beautiful spring day looking for all these birdies! I ended up with 54 species and 441 different individuals observed within the Allegany State Park’s area of Section 24. What was even more exciting was the nine first of the year birds that I located.
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