Nature Done Wright

   David Kaplan spent most of his day at the Celery Farm, raising money for the Lorrimer Sanctuary.
   Many of the pledges were set by the number of species David saw, and believe me — or read David's account — this was not a great day for birding.  Nonetheless, David tallied 60 species.
   By the way, it is not too late to contribute to David's efforts. Click here to get more information on where to pledge money or send your check.
  Click "continue reading …" immediately below to read David's excellent account.

Quick version
Very tough day. High winds and rain in the morning. Windy most of the day with only a brief lull from about 3-5. 60 species.

Highlights

• New for the count: Broad-winged Hawk, Eastern Wood Pewee, Pine Siskin, Merlin, Virginia Rail. Great birds… These five bring the cumulative list total to 124.
  
• Adult Bald Eagle – 2nd for count. Relatively low flyover and a nice, long look
  
• Hummingbird – tough day for this little guy. Saw three, though likely the same one
  
• Willow Flycatcher – numerous
  
• Canada Warbler – great look
  

Lowlights

• No Great-blue Heron
  
• Only six warblers
  
• No Swamp Sparrow and Veery – first time misses for these two
  

Birding today, with the cold wind, gray skies, Merlin, Broad-winged,
and Siskin made it seem like fall migration – not spring. It was fun
nonetheless.

Thanks to Keith and Eric Sibbald for pushing me to hit 60. I might have
bailed at 59 had they not encouraged me to hang in there another 30
minutes.