ELIAS walk in Maple Swammp

Bird of the day: HOODED WARBLER!

This morning's Hooded Warbler was the outstanding bird of a morning walk in Maple Swamp sponsored by the Eastern LI Audubon Society. It started out as a warm, sunny morning with a nice turnout of birds and a birders on the way out to Maple Swamp Pond. However as the day wore on, some strong breezes came up and the blue sky retreated behind clouds -- first scattered and then overcast. In these conditions, the birds hunkered down and the return trip was much less birdy. Here's the complete list:

Mallard (spooked up from the pond)
Turkey Vulture (overhead)
Red-tailed Hawk (overhead)
Herring Gull (overhead)
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern  Kingbird
Blue Jay
Fish Crow (no American Crow!)
Barn Swallow (maybe a Rough-winged Swallow as well)
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Ovenbird
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
HOODED WARBLER
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager (female)
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Sparrow

39 species, 10 warblers, no thrushes (except Robin) and no vireos.

Eric Salzman