Wednesday, June 10, 2015

June 5th - June 7th Spring Weekend: Mianus River Gorge, Fahnestock, Shawangunk: a journey to the lower Hudson River Valley

Leaders :Peter Dorosh ( Friday, Sunday); Ryan Bass ( Saturday)




Barred Owl, photo by Sandy Paci

Birding Sites: Mianus River Gorge, Ward Pound Ridge Preserve, Hosner Mountain Road (East Fishkill); Clarence Fahnestock State Park (hike bird all day Saturday) ; Shawangunk Grasslands, Doodletown 1777 Trail ( Harriman State Park )




Wood Thrush on nest , photo by Sandy Paci
Upland Sandpiper Blue Chip Farm
Pileated Woodpecker Fahnestock State Park
Common Raven 
Great Blue Heron 
Turkey Vulture 
Black Vulture 
Canada Goose 
Mallard 
Red-shouldered Hawk 
Red-tailed Hawk 
American Kestrel 
Killdeer 
Rock Pigeon 
Mourning Dove 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 
Barred Owl Mianus River Gorge
Chimney Swift 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 
Belted Kingfisher 
Downy Woodpecker 
Hairy Woodpecker 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 
Northern Flicker 
Willow Flycatcher 
Great Crested Flycatcher 
Eastern Phoebe 
Eastern Wood-Pewee 
Acadian Flycatcher 
Eastern Kingbird 
Yellow-throated Vireo  
Warbling Vireo 
Red-eyed Vireo 
American Crow 
Blue Jay 
Tree Swallow 
Cliff Swallow nest colony at Hosner Mountain Road, East Fishkill 

Cliff Swallow nest, photo by Sandy Paci
Purple Martin Barn Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Tufted Titmouse Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch 
Brown Creeper
House Wren 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 
American Robin 
Eastern Bluebird 
Wood Thrush 
Veery 
Gray Catbird 
Brown Thrasher 
Northern Mockingbird 
European Starling 
Cedar Waxwing 
Prairie Warbler Ward Pound
Worm-eating Warbler Fahnestock,Doodletown
Yellow Warbler 
American Redstart 
Black-and-white Warbler 
Ovenbird 
Black-throated Blue Warbler 
Common Yellowthroat 
Cerulean Warbler Fahnestock,Doodletown
Louisiana Waterthrush 
Blue-winged Warbler 
Northern Parula 
Hooded Warbler Doodletown
Siberian Iris ( non-native)
Kentucky Warbler Doodletown
Scarlet Tanager 
Grasshopper Sparrow Shawanagunk Grasslands
Chipping Sparrow 
Savannah Sparrow 
Song Sparrow 
Field Sparrow 
Eastern Towhee 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 
Northern Cardinal 
Indigo Bunting Ward Pound
Baltimore Oriole 
Bobolink Fahnestock, Shawanagunk Grasslands
Red-winged Blackbird 
Common Grackle 
Eastern Meadowlark Shawanagunk Grasslands
Brown-headed Cowbird 
House Finch 
American Goldfinch 
House Sparrow 

87 species

Other notable: Wood Turtle (rare), plus host of butterflies and dragonflies,wildflowers


Ian,Ryan,Kellie,Monica,Jillian,Marc,Karen,Chris,Kathy, Sandy on the Fahnestock trail