We spent the day out at Sidling Hill yesterday and had an incredible day out. I posted to flickr aprox 25 photos the highlight being a Wood Turtle (on the Alleghany) side. http://flic.kr/p/cgyWZN
and a Dobsonfly emerging from his Pupa ( series of 5 photos) http://flic.kr/p/cggW27
and my first Tawny Emperor!
Birding was settling down to the expected breeding birds. A female WOOD DUCK on Sidling hill creek. 4 KILLDEER on the rocky island out from the old RR bridge. Flyover Osprey was beautiful.....
Wood Duck 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 4
Mourning Dove 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 5
Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 7
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Northern Parula 2
Song Sparrow 5
Scarlet Tanager 3
Indigo Bunting 8
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 4
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