Fwd: BBC field trip report: Green-Wood Cemetery, May 7

Leader Ryan Goldberg

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From: Ryan Goldberg <ryan.goldberg@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 11, 2023 at 3:39 PM
Subject: BBC field trip report: Green-Wood Cemetery, May 7
To: Peter Dorosh <prosbird@gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Over 40 people turned out for the club's Green-Wood Cemetery walk on Sunday, May 7. Those who stayed until the very end, seven and half hours after the 8 a.m. start, were rewarded with 86 species. It felt like the first big day of spring, with a steady stream of birds until it began to gather steam mid-morning. The first ooohs and ahhhs of the day came when we found a trio of male scarlet tanagers sallying out to catch what looked like bees from a large tulip tree on Southwood Avenue. After that, tanagers and orioles and grosbeaks were everywhere we looked; every bald cypress held plenty of warblers. The best was on the north slope above the Valley Water, where a yellow-throated vireo was the highlight of around 15 species in a single tree. We also saw an eastern bluebird on the south slope of Ocean Hill, a gray-cheeked thrush off Central Avenue, and 20 warbler species in all. 

Isn't early May great? Here is our list, photos inside: https://ebird.org/checklist/S136522973. 

Attached are two photos taken by Alan Bacchiochi of a few non-avian finds -- a groundhog in its familiar foraging grounds on Dale Avenue and a roosting red bat in the same vicinity -- and a group shot from Brad Miles.

Ryan

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