Partly sunny, mid 70s, calm
Well, here we are back in the
Empire State. I certainly seems
alien to be back in the more mountainous topography after spending the last
four months on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Honestly, the first features of any elevation we found
whatsoever on our 100 mile trip back home was in Bear Mountain, only several
miles south of our home.
Anyway……we head out on our
first day of NY birding to Port Jervis.
One of our highly regarded birders of the Mearns Bird Club of which we
are proud members has posted sightings for an area out in the corner of the
state. It is called Elks-Brox Park
and is located high on the ridgeline overlooking the Delaware. It is truly a beautiful and tranquil
place to bird and according to Rob, can also be very productive.
We are hearing a number of good birds all the way up the winding
inclinded roadway. As we near the
top, I can hear several nice birds such as the Nashville and Yellow Prairie
warblers. Finding the birds in the
foliage is another thing, however.
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| Black and white warbler |
Finally, after pulling over
and walking along the road’s edge, we find a handsome Black and white
warbler. No one ever asks why this
bird is so named. Sometimes, when
you hear the name of a bird and then actually see it, you have to scratch you
head and ask, “what was the person who named this bird thinking?” Not so with this warbler.
We are squeezing this outing
in between some earlier shopping and our grandson’s baseball game. So, after spending some time
photographing our warbler, we head back down the mountain and make for the
game. This is a gorgeous
spot, however, and we will definitely return when we have more time to invest
in exploring this new site.
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