{"id":67,"date":"2012-05-07T22:26:52","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T22:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=67"},"modified":"2012-05-08T01:27:36","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T01:27:36","slug":"just-another-boring-sunday-evening-in-goshen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"Just another boring Sunday evening in Goshen&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_68\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68\" style=\"width: 1142px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7629.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68\" title=\"_MG_7629\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7629.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7629.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7629-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7629-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7629-420x300.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An adult Bald Eagle flies over 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yesterday evening I took a walk on the Heritage Trail which is just a block or so from my house. The trail runs along side 6 1\/2 Station Road Sanctuary which, according to the Orange County Tourism web site (see links), is a &#8220;62 acre wetland bird sanctuary owned and maintained by the Orange County Audubon Society&#8221;. It is a great spot for birding and just happens to be a short walk from my house.<\/p>\n<p>I headed out without high expectations. I have been struggling with the camera lately, not getting good exposures, so I just wanted to go out and experiment and try to work on a few things. For some reason I did not think there would be many birds. Boy, was I wrong! I had a slow start with a lot of the usual suspects &#8211; American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, Gray Catbirds, and a couple different kinds of warblers. Then things started to get good. A Green Heron flew across the water giving me a great look and then landed in a tree on the far side of the sanctuary. Not long after that I spotted a beautiful bright orange male Baltimore Oriole. As I was checking out the oriole, I heard some crows making a racket and I looked up to see two crows mobbing an adult Bald Eagle right above me. The eagle flew over several times giving me a really good look and a chance to get some photos. Moments after that I saw my best bird of the night &#8211; a COMMON LOON. I stayed for a while getting photos of the loon and got to hear it make its call.\u00a0 What a great evening! I ended up with\u00a0 twenty-four species in all, here are some additional highlights and some photos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(2) Wood Duck<\/li>\n<li>(6) Green-winged Teal<\/li>\n<li>(4) Spotted Sandpiper<\/li>\n<li>(6) Least Sandpiper<\/li>\n<li>(1) Alder Flycatcher<\/li>\n<li>(1) Yellow Warbler<\/li>\n<li>(8) Canada Goose &#8211; two pairs with goslings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73\" style=\"width: 1187px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7627.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73\" title=\"_MG_7627\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7627.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1187\" height=\"1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7627.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7627-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7627-731x1024.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can see the Bald Eagle has been banded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76\" style=\"width: 949px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7649.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-76\" title=\"_MG_7649\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7649.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"949\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7649.jpg 949w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7649-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7649-421x300.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love the markings on this bird&#39;s underside - they look like hearts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_77\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7603.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-77\" title=\"_MG_7603\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7603-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7603-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7603-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7603-421x300.jpg 421w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7603.jpg 1803w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-77\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was a tough ID for me. I have it as an Alder Flycatcher based on its size and overall shape. Anyone who would like to help with this ID please leave a comment - thanks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84\" style=\"width: 920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_76901.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84\" title=\"_MG_7690\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_76901.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_76901.jpg 920w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_76901-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_76901-422x300.jpg 422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I just love this bird, it is so cool looking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79\" style=\"width: 912px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7723.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79\" title=\"_MG_7723\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"912\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7723.jpg 912w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7723-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MG_7723-418x300.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One more of the loon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday evening I took a walk on the Heritage Trail which is just a block or so from my house. 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