{"id":5363,"date":"2016-01-03T17:38:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T22:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=5363"},"modified":"2016-01-04T17:47:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T22:47:00","slug":"orange-county-birding-1316","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=5363","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Birding, 1\/3\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"
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~I’m not sure why (maybe because the bird seemed small), but I thought this bird was a Sharp-shinned Hawk when I saw it in the field. Tonight, looking at photos I am thinking it is a Cooper’s Hawk, possibly a juvenile male? Black Dirt Region, 1\/3\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This morning I went out and did my first birding in Orange County for the new year. I took a tour of the Black Dirt Region, ending at the Liberty Marsh at Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, where I did not walk the trails but just viewed from the platform for 20 minutes or so. I then check on Wickham Lake and Glenmere Lake before heading home. It felt good to get my list for the county started and I ended the morning with 27 species; I’ve included today’s\u00a0list at the bottom of this post. Highlights from the morning included seeing\u00a0large flocks of Horned Larks<\/strong> with Snow Buntings<\/strong> mixed in. At one point I had nearly 75+ Horned Larks taking a dust bath in the road in front of me. I’ve only seen this one other time and it was really cool to see it again. On the disappointing side, I was hoping to run across some Snow Geese in the black dirt, especially after seeing them fly over in Ulster County the day before.<\/p>\n

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~A Horned Lark takes a dust bath in the road, Black Dirt Region 1\/3\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~HOLAs dust bathing in the road, Black Dirt Region, 1\/3\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~I came home to find this Sharp-shinned Hawk in my driveway, not a bad way to end a birding outing. Goshen, NY 1\/3\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All species located in Black Dirt Region (including Liberty Marsh) except where noted:<\/p>\n

Canada Goose
\nMute Swan
\nAmerican Black Duck
\nMallard
\nTurkey Vulture
\nBald Eagle (Wickham)
\nNorthern Harrier
\nSharp-shinned Hawk (Home)
\nCooper\u2019s Hawk
\nRed-tailed Hawk
\nAmerican Coot
\nRing-billed Gull
\nBelted Kingfisher (Glenmere)
\nMourning Dove
\nBlue Jay
\nAmerican Crow
\nHorned Lark
\nBlack-capped Chickadee (Glenmere)
\nTufted Titmouse (Glenmere)
\nWhite-breasted Nuthatch (Glenmere)
\nEuropean Starling
\nSnow Bunting
\nDark-eyed Junco
\nSong Sparrow
\nNorthern Cardinal
\nAmerican Goldfinch
\nHouse Sparrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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