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"First Sundays" walk at Greenwich Pt....WOW!

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Sun, Oct 5, 2008 7:49 PM

Once the rain stopped, there was abundant activity virtually everywhere!
Took us 3 hours to cover just the area east of Eagle Pond.  Whew!

From Meredith Sampson w/ "First Sundays" bird walk group:

10/5 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 2-3 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS,
2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, imm. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 2 WINTER
WRENS, imm. CAPE MAY WARBLER, FORSTER'S TERN.

Also seen:
Song Sparrows - many!
Hermit Thrush
Black-throated Blue Warblers - 7
Black-throated Green Warblers - 4
Magnolia Warbler
Black & white Warblers - 12
Blackpoll Warblers - 20+
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroats - 25+
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warblers - 25+
Eastern Towhees - 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglets - 8 or so
Golden-crowned Kinglets - 25+
Eastern Phoebes - 15 or so
House Wrens -2
Chipping Sparrows - 21
White-crowned Sparrows - 15 +
Red-eyed Vireo
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Laughing Gulls - 6
Brant - 12
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds - 2 immatures

Meredith Sampson
Old Greenwich


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Once the rain stopped, there was abundant activity virtually everywhere! Took us 3 hours to cover just the area east of Eagle Pond. Whew! >From Meredith Sampson w/ "First Sundays" bird walk group: 10/5 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- 2-3 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS, 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS, imm. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, 2 WINTER WRENS, imm. CAPE MAY WARBLER, FORSTER'S TERN. Also seen: Song Sparrows - many! Hermit Thrush Black-throated Blue Warblers - 7 Black-throated Green Warblers - 4 Magnolia Warbler Black & white Warblers - 12 Blackpoll Warblers - 20+ American Redstart Common Yellowthroats - 25+ Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warblers - 25+ Eastern Towhees - 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets - 8 or so Golden-crowned Kinglets - 25+ Eastern Phoebes - 15 or so House Wrens -2 Chipping Sparrows - 21 White-crowned Sparrows - 15 + Red-eyed Vireo Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Laughing Gulls - 6 Brant - 12 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds - 2 immatures Meredith Sampson Old Greenwich ____________________________________________________________ Free info on medical administration training. Click to request info now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3oIq8qdUxOwFt8GxGIqqXMXFB6X6FRwLxXC5ANvET1wr0tFV/