Blakeman astounded

photo by Lincoln Karim
August 17, 2006

Received this noter from John Blakeman this morning. Even deep in the Cape Cod woods I could feel his amazement. Made me feel how lucky we are, we Central Parkers -- at least in some sense. [If only we also had true darkness, for stargazing-- true quiet, for insect listening, and a few other things...]

Marie,

I was just astounded by Lincoln's photo today of Pale Male siting calmly up on a light pole arm, with any number of people walking directly beneath. This never, ever happens out in rural or wild areas. Our sitting red-tails won't let a human get within 200 yards before flying off. This New York hawk is completely oblivious to the many humans below, as though there were crazing cattle or sheep.

This situation is exceptional, to the extreme. I can now understand how CP photographers can so easily find the hawks' night roosts. We can never find these out here in rural areas.

--John Blakeman

Time for a breather

Last year's Horseleech Pond gathering
[they'll all be there!]


Off to Horseleech Pond tomorrow, three miles into the woods on a one-lane sandy road. See you in a week or so. Hope your summer is as great as mine has been.

They're here, they're early, they're beautiful

Remember winter?
Photo by Lloyd Spitalnik, December 2005

Fall migrants are here--8 warbler species

Site:  North End, Great Hill, Loch
Date:  Friday, 8/11/06
Observers:  Junko Suzuki, Pat Pollock
Reported by:  Pat Pollock

GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (M)
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS - 2-
BLACKPOLL
BLACK & WHITE
YELLOW W.
REDSTARTS
CANADA W.'S
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
RED-EYED VIREO
CEDAR WAXWINGS
BALTIMORE ORIOLES  1 (M), several immatures
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
CAROLINA WREN