Spring was in full swing along our Audubon VT/VELCO Golden-winged Survey route in Pittsford this morning. Target species counted included three Golden-winged Warbler/Blue-winged Warblers; one Golden-winged Warbler x Blue-winged Warbler hybrid; seven Prairie Warblers; four Field Sparrows; 11 Eastern Towhees; and two Brown-headed Cowbirds. Two other target species were not seen, American Woodcock and Brown Thrasher.
There was a nice warbler representation. And we heard one Black-billed Cuckoo.
Florence power line, Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, US
May 21, 2018 7:41 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.3 mile(s)
Comments: Audubon VT/VELCO power line survey; power poles 51-30; start temp 46 F; ending temp 72 F; sunny, wind 0-5 mph; all birds either heard and/or seen in right-of-way were and outside of ROW were reported; details on target species noted below; mosquitoes horrible!
55 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 3
Wood Duck 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Wilson's Snipe 1
Mourning Dove 1
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Alder Flycatcher 15 l
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 5
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Veery 4
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 18 l
Ovenbird 7
Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid) 1 singing male, yellow cap, black mask and throat, looked very much like GWWA, except for very pale yellow below, two white wing bars, sang ‘bees buzz,’ at pole #38
Golden-winged/Blue-winged Warbler 3 heard ‘bees buzz’ but did not see, just north at pole #48; heard ‘bees buzz’ but did not see, did not respond to tape, near pole #44; heard ‘bees buzz’ but did not see, near pole #43
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Tennessee Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 1
Mourning Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 22
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 26
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Prairie Warbler 7 singing male at pole #46; singing male at pole #41; singing male between poles #37 and #36; female and singing male at pole #32; singing male at pole #31; singing male at pole #30
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 4 singing male near pole #44; singing male on right-of-way line near pole #35; singing male between poles #34 and #33, out of right-of-way; singing male at pole #30
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 16
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 11 singing male by pole #48; singing male on right-of-line line just south of pole #47; unknown sex calling between poles #45 and #44; unknown sex calling at pole #44; unknown sex calling just north of pole #42; singing male just north of pole #42; singing male at pole #41; male seen, no song or call, just north of pole #40; singing male just north of pole #35; unknown sex calling near pole #35; singing male near pole #30
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 8
Indigo Bunting 3
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2 singing male near pole #48; sing male near pole #44
American Goldfinch 13
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45892290
Sue and Marv Elliott
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