{"id":8082,"date":"2018-04-28T19:09:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T23:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=8082"},"modified":"2018-04-28T19:09:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T23:09:09","slug":"a-full-day-in-orange-county-04-28-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=8082","title":{"rendered":"A Full Day in Orange County, 04\/28\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"
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~My FOY Northern Rough-winged Swallow, at Reservoir #1 in Port Jervis, NY 04\/28\/14.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I left the house early this morning with a plan. I was free to bird for most of the day, and after spending my evenings this week birding the Liberty Loop exclusively, I wanted to cover some additional territory in Orange County, mostly hoping for some new passerines for the year.<\/p>\n

Laurel Grove Cemetery:<\/strong> This was probably my best stop of the day, the cemetery was extremely birdy. Yellow-rumped Warblers were numerous (25+), as were Northern Flickers \u00a0and Downy Woodpeckers. I four Orange County first of year (FOY) birds: Cooper’s Hawk<\/strong>, Pine Warbler<\/strong>, Black-and-white Warbler<\/strong>, and Blue-headed Vireo.\u00a0<\/strong>It’s hard for me to believe it has taken me this long to get a Coop.<\/p>\n

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~With as many flickers that were around at Laurel Grove, I would have been disappointed to not get a photo. Northern Flicker at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis NY 04\/28\/18.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reservoir #1:<\/strong> My first bird was my best – a pair of Northern Rough-winged Swallows<\/strong> were busy feeding on the water right in front of the parking area. They were my FOY, as were the several Eastern Towhees<\/strong> I heard while walking the trail. \u00a0Afterwards, I went to the sand bar in Port Jervis to try for shorebirds or gulls, but unfortunately the water levels were way too high.<\/p>\n

Camel Farm:<\/strong> I had very distant looks at both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs. Several Killdeer were flying around and calling.<\/p>\n

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~Crappy shot of a nice bird: Black-and-white Warbler at Laurel Grove Cemetery, 04\/28\/18.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Black Dirt:<\/strong> I stopped at one spot quickly to try for a couple things: I wanted to see if the large Horned Lark flock had moved on (it appears to have), and I was also hoping the recent rains might produce some good shorebird conditions (conditions looked good to me, but no shorebirds).<\/p>\n

Wickham Lake:<\/strong> On my way to the lake, I started to think that I was accumulating a decent number of species for the day. How many would I get if I stuck to my plan and hit my additional 3 spots? \u00a0The lake was relatively uneventful – there were many boats out, so I was not surprised to see very little in the way of waterfowl – Common Mergansers (2), Bufflehead (2), Mute Swan (3), Canada Geese (8), and Double-crested Cormorant (2). I did manage to pick up an additional FOY bird: Yellow Warbler.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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~Savannah Sparrows were plentiful today, both in the black dirt and at the Liberty Loop. This one was in the black dirt, 04\/28\/18.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Glenmere Pond:<\/strong> Waterfowl numbers were down here. Noteworthy birds included a single Northern Rough-winged Swallow and two Ring-necked Ducks which are holding on. It was nice to see an Osprey fly over just before I left.<\/p>\n

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~Two American Bitterns at the Liberty Loop from earlier this week. I had two there today as well and it is hard to tell how many there are at the marsh right now. I am wondering if they will stay and breed; that would be amazing.~\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Glenmere Lake:<\/strong> This stop was pretty much a bust. I think it was just a little too late in the day and there just wasn’t much going on.<\/p>\n

I finished the day with 63 species after 7 locations in 8 hours. I’m not sure how that rates but it was a birdy enough day to keep it interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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