Pretty Pine Siskin, Mark. I was at Cape Henlopen yesterday as well but
didn't see this bird. I did see a Brown Pelican from the ferry, although I
think it was in NJ waters, and a neat flock of mostly Tree Swallows that
were drafting alongside the ferry. They disappeared when we got close to
shore, so I think they veered off to the first breakwater to rest.They were
sure working hard to keep up with the ferry, sometimes dropping down close
to the water where there was less of a headwind, and then popping back up
again to get into the slipstream.
At Cape May on Saturday, I saw a sparrow that looked like a Swamp Sparrow,
but the rump area had a definite olive tinge to it, so I am not sure what
it was. Longish tail, gray cheeks, dark head stripe and eyeline, streaked
breast.
Pat Valdata
Elkton
On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Mark Johnson <mj3151...> wrote:
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> I spent some time birding in Delaware yesterday and had a couple
> interesting firsts while I was there. The first was a yellow morph (or
> green, depending who you ask) Pine Siskin at Cape Henlopen. Sibley says
> yellow, and that they're usually seen in the southwest. This guy didn't
> just have bright yellow wing bars. He was washed with yellow all over, top
> and bottom...very striking, especially sitting next to a couple of the more
> normal looking ones.
>
> Later on I hit Prime Hook NWR and was fascinated as I watched a swirling
> starling flock (murmuration) go after a Peregrine Falcon. Customary roles
> were reversed and the starlings repeatedly jockeyed for position above the
> falcon, then dived straight down, only to barely miss him, gather
> themselves, and repeat the process. There were several repeat performances
> before the falcon had enough and vacated the area. It was very cool to
> watch. I took a sequence of photos and posted a few. I also posted some
> shots of the yellow Siskin. Enjoy.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/27381338@N03/8088381389/in/photostream
>
> Mark Johnson2
> Aberdeen, MD
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