{"id":2559,"date":"2014-04-05T17:46:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-05T21:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2014-04-05T21:33:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-06T01:33:56","slug":"saturday-4514","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=2559","title":{"rendered":"Saturday 4\/5\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At Orange & Rockland lake there were three Ring-necked Ducks that were very accommodating, 4\/5\/14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made it out to three locations this morning. My first stop was a quick ride around the Orange & Rockland Lake. There was not too much going on there really, but I was able to get some photos of three Ring-necked Ducks that for some reason did not mind my presence. My best bird was a Sharp-shinned Hawk that flew over as I was pulling away. Here’s my list:<\/p>\n

Canada Goose \u00a06
\nGreen-winged Teal \u00a02
\nRing-necked Duck \u00a03
\nBufflehead \u00a01
\nDouble-crested Cormorant \u00a03
\nSharp-shinned Hawk \u00a01
\nMourning Dove \u00a01
\nTree Swallow \u00a08<\/p>\n

My second stop was at Glenmere Lake, in hopes that the Long-tailed Ducks that had been seen there were somehow still around. I had tried for them unsuccessfully the night before. Well, I struck out again with the LTDUs, but it was still a worthwhile stop. Photos were really not an option between the grey rainy weather and most birds being quite distant.<\/p>\n

Canada Goose \u00a020
\nMute Swan \u00a02
\nWood Duck \u00a06
\nAmerican Black Duck \u00a05
\nMallard \u00a03
\nRing-necked Duck \u00a045
\nGreater Scaup \u00a04
\nLesser Scaup \u00a08
\nBufflehead \u00a012
\nCommon Merganser \u00a01
\nCommon Loon \u00a02
\nTurkey Vulture \u00a01
\nRing-billed Gull \u00a01
\nEastern Phoebe \u00a01
\nTufted Titmouse \u00a01
\nWhite-breasted Nuthatch \u00a02
\nAmerican Robin \u00a010<\/p>\n

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Downy Woodpecker shot through the branches, Wallkill River NWR, 4\/5\/14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After grabbing a quick bite to eat, I headed over to my third stop of the day – the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge. I wanted to walk the Liberty Loop to see if there were any new waterfowl present. I had walked about halfway up the west end of the loop and was scanning the waterfowl when Linda Scrima and two other folks caught up with me. Linda introduced me to her friends and fellow birders, Jean and Ray, and the four of us continued down the trail for a while.\u00a0We all got our first RUDDY DUCKS (2)<\/strong> of the season before Ray and Jean headed back. Linda and I continued walking the loop where we eventually ran into another birder named Mike, who was having trouble identifying a bird that he had seen in the back pond along the trail to Owens Station Road. He was sure it was a grebe, but it was diving at all. We eventually relocated the bird, which ended up being my first PIED-BILLED GREBE<\/strong> of the year. Mike continued back to the parking lot and Linda and I \u00a0ended up walking that trail all the way to Owens Station Road and birding the pond over there as well. The sun had come out and it warmed up a bit as we headed down the east side of the loop back to our cars. It was a nice walk and in the end I totaled 32 species for the refuge and Owen Station Road combined:<\/p>\n

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This Red-tailed Hawk was harassing the ducks for a short time, making many of them pick up. Wallkill River NWR, 4\/514.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Canada Goose \u00a085
\nWood Duck \u00a08
\nAmerican Wigeon \u00a012
\nAmerican Black Duck \u00a010
\nMallard \u00a025<\/div>\n
Blue-winged Teal 1<\/div>\n
Northern Shoveler \u00a03<\/div>\n
Northern Pintail \u00a090
\nGreen-winged Teal \u00a085
\nRing-necked Duck \u00a0100
\nBufflehead \u00a01
\nCommon Merganser \u00a015
\nRuddy Duck \u00a02
\nPied-billed Grebe \u00a01
\nDouble-crested Cormorant \u00a03
\nGreat Blue Heron \u00a02<\/div>\n
Black Vulture \u00a02<\/div>\n
Turkey Vulture \u00a012
\nRed-tailed Hawk \u00a01
\nKilldeer \u00a02
\nRing-billed Gull \u00a03
\nDowny Woodpecker \u00a01
\nEastern Phoebe \u00a01
\nAmerican Crow \u00a014
\nWhite-breasted Nuthatch \u00a01
\nEastern Bluebird \u00a03
\nAmerican Robin \u00a015
\nEuropean Starling \u00a020
\nSong Sparrow \u00a010
\nRed-winged Blackbird \u00a060<\/div>\n
Common Grackle \u00a08<\/div>\n
Belted Kingfisher 1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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