Adirondack birding

Between visits to the barn to keep tabs on the wasps, I took a little walk in the woods to do some birding. There wasn’t a whole lot to see—besides trees. Things have been so dry in the area there are no mud puddles and most of the birds seem to be homing in ton either the berries in the fields around the cabin or the creeks. Anyway, here’s the list I generated from my little jaunt:

Location: Bolt Hole
Observation date: 8/21/07
Notes: Extremely dry conditions. Many birds congregated at the creek pool behind an old beaver dam. Dense understory made some visual observations nearly impossible.
Number of species: 10

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Black-capped Chickadee 17
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Wood Thrush 2
Cedar Waxwing 11
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Common Yellowthroat 2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)


[BTW: While it's been sunny here all day, Terry reports the Aerie has had over 2 inches of rain. And the hummingbirds, gold finches and chickadees are eating like they'll have to swim around for a week so they better stock up.]