{"id":10957,"date":"2021-07-11T17:35:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T21:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=10957"},"modified":"2021-07-11T17:35:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T21:35:07","slug":"sunday-shots-07-11-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=10957","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Shots, 07\/11\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was a mostly uneventful weekend of birding for me. On Saturday I birded in my NYS Breeding Bird Atlas priority block and was able to confirm three additional species: Northern Mockingbird, Red-tailed Hawk, and House Sparrow. On Sunday I decided to change it up a little and I headed to Sullivan County, where I birded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dec.ny.gov\/lands\/104404.html\">Hickok Brook Multiple Use Area<\/a>. I was hoping for the outside chance at seeing\/hearing Ruffed Grouse, but had to settle for seeing and hearing some species I don&#8217;t see very often in Orange County: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hermit Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warble, Red-breasted Nuthatch, and Magnolia Warbler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-YBSA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-YBSA-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-YBSA-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-YBSA-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-YBSA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-YBSA-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-YBSA-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-YBSA-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-YBSA.jpg 1751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>~Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Hickok Brook MUA, 07\/11\/21.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-HETH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-HETH-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-HETH-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-HETH-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-HETH-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-HETH-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-HETH-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-HETH-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071121-HETH.jpg 1788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>~Although most were heard, it&#8217;s always good to see a Hermit Thrush. Hickok Brook MUA, 07\/11\/21.~ . <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-RTHA-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-RTHA-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-RTHA-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-RTHA-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-RTHA-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-RTHA-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-RTHA-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-RTHA-2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-RTHA-2.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>~A recently fledged Red-tailed Hawk waits for a parent to bring a meal, Sugarloaf NY 07\/10\/21.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-CHSP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-CHSP-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-CHSP-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-CHSP-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-CHSP-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-CHSP-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-CHSP-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-CHSP-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/071021-CHSP.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>~I initially thought this was a new species confirmed, but it turns out that Chipping Sparrow had already been confirmed in my priority block. Sugarloaf NY, 07\/10\/21.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a mostly uneventful weekend of birding for me. On Saturday I birded in my NYS Breeding Bird Atlas priority block and was able to confirm three additional species: Northern Mockingbird, Red-tailed Hawk, and House Sparrow. On Sunday I decided to change it up a little and I headed to Sullivan County, where I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=10957\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sunday Shots, 07\/11\/21&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[35,6,19,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nys-bba","category-orangecounty","category-photos","category-sullivancounty"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5i3kT-2QJ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10957"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10962,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10957\/revisions\/10962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}