[wisb] Friday morning Otsego Marsh
- From: Jeffrey Lyons <henslow1@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 11:14:21 -0500
Good morning to all
A noisy, cheerful, gorgeous morning at Otsego Marsh, south of Rio.
Most of the following were heard or seen:
Great Blue Heron, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Blue-wing Teal, Sandhill Crane, Sora
as well as Tufted Titmouse, Hermit Thrush and the following warblers:
Common Yellowthroat, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Black and White
The highlight of the morning was an encounter at the back of the trail loop
with a Scarlet Tanager and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak sniping at each other
in the same tree! I remember my bird-song records when I was a kid
comparing the calls of each, but this was incredible. And to top it off,
a Pileated Woodpecker comes sailing in to join the fun, landing on a dead snag
behind the two!
Boots are required here - the lower trail is VERY muddy. Also enjoyed were
trillium,
jack-in-the-pulpits and a husky-looking Fox Squirrel, along with several
White-tail Deer,
and we were all serenaded by the local Holsteins.
Jeffrey Lyons
Madison, Columbia County
It's a great day for a lifer
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