{"id":5870,"date":"2016-05-08T17:33:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T21:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=5870"},"modified":"2016-05-08T17:33:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T21:33:28","slug":"orange-county-warblers-5816","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=5870","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Warblers, 5\/8\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"
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~Chestnut-sided Warbler at Laurel Grove Cemetery, 5\/8\/16.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With south winds in the forecast for the first time in many days, it was looking like migration might be on. I was hoping that my good birding luck would continue today. I got out pretty early and it did not seem like a lucky day; it rained steadily for my entire trip out to Laurel Grove Cemetery in Port Jervis, NY. I donned my rain gear and left the camera in the car. The good news is that the cemetery was very birdy. The bad news is that I was, of course struggling with wet binoculars and finding tiny birds in the shadows. Then the good luck kicked in. The rain stopped. I went back for my camera. The birds continued, now in ever improving light. And then I turned around and saw Curt McDermott, bins to his eyes, looking up at a large evergreen. I birded the remainder of my time at the cemetery with Curt and he found me many birds, most notably, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER <\/strong>which gave us great looks for over a half hour. This was my 3rd life bird of the weekend, now that’s something I never expected to happen! It was a great morning of birding and likely my best warbler outing ever. I left the cemetery with 15 species of warbler:<\/p>\n

Blue-winged Warbler
\nBlack-and-white Warbler
\nCommon Yellowthroat (FOY – Orange County)
\nAmerican Redstart
\nNorthern Parula (FOY)
\nMagnolia Warbler (FOY)
\nBAY-BREASTED WARBLER (LIFER!)
\nYellow Warbler
\nChestnut-sided Warbler (FOY)
\nBlackpoll Warbler (FOY)
\nBlack-throated Blue Warbler
\nPalm Warbler
\nPine Warbler
\nYellow-rumped Warbler
\nBlack-throated Green Warbler (FOY)<\/p>\n

I also had two additional first of year birds while at the cemetery – Least Flycatcher and Great-crested Flycatcher. Huge thanks to Curt for all his help this morning, I don’t even want to think about how many birds I would have missed without him.<\/p>\n

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~Pretty shot of an Ovenbird at Pochuck Mountain State Forest, 5\/\/8\/16.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Later in the morning, Tricia and I went to Pochuck Mountain State Forest and although it was a little bit late and not overwhelmingly birdy, we still got some good birds. I added my 16th warbler of the day with Ovenbird, and we got decent looks at two male Scarlet Tanagers. I added two more year birds too – Yellow-throated Vireo and Rose-breasted Grosbeak (of which we saw many). What a great weekend of birding for me, it was very satisfying for sure.<\/p>\n

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~A female Pine Warbler collects nesting material on the ground, Laurel Grove Cemetery 5\/8\/16.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~The bird of the day, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER at Laurel Grove Cemetery, 5\/8\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Magnolia Warbler at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Port Jervis, NY, 5\/8\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Black-throated Blue Warbler at Laurel Grove Cemetery, 5\/8\/16.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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~Black-throated Green Warbler at Laurel Grove Cemetery, 5\/8\/16.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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