Date: 5/25/26 5:57 am From: David M via groups.io <davidpmassa...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] HMBC Field Trip - Garnsey Park (5/23)
Rich!
Thanks for the report and recap. Sounds like a phenomenal walk and an impressive turnout with 18 people. Really cool that people were picking up lifer birds too.
The Baltimore Oriole sighting is a great one. I’ve seen a few nesting over at Vischer Ferry, and their hanging nests are always incredible to see.
If I hadn’t come down with what appears to be Schenectady’s most virulent respiratory plague, I would’ve been out there with all of you.
Thanks for sharing,
David
> On May 23, 2026, at 8:09 PM, Rich White via groups.io <richard.cw12...> wrote:
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> It was a brisk 53 degrees this morning when 18 of us began our walk at Garnsey Park. Though we didn't have much in the way of migrants, we still had a nice showing of breeding birds.
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> Our first highlights were a Chestnut-sided Warbler and Blue-winged Warbler singing simultaneously on either side of the trail. The next trail bordering the wooded area of the park had singing Red-eyed Vireos and Eastern Wood-Pewees. We also had a silent Black-throated Green Warbler working the treeline bordering the forest, which was a lifer for several. A Baltimore Oriole making what appeared to be the finishing touches on a nest was a remarkable sighting. Alder Flycatcher and Northern Waterthrush toward the end of our walk were also lifers for a few people. And finally, a pair of Common Yellowthroats putting on a courtship display near the parking lot was a nice conclusion to the trip.
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> Thanks to everyone who came out. We ended up with 47 species in total. Here's a link to the ebird checklist:
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> https://ebird.org/checklist/S344588371 >
> Good birding,
> Rich White
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