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Index of Subjects --1863558942-623108532-1377962974=:51128 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ________________________________ Hi All, A total of 36 species at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Sackville this morning and yesterday evening, plus several mystery species that slipped away before I could identify them. Best birds were White-eyed Vireo, House Wren, Cape May Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, and Northern Cardinal. For those of you who know the cemetery, the Cape May Warbler was feeding in the row of pines just behind Tom's Restaurant. It was traveling with a 3-4 chickadees, a Blue-headed Vireo and a mystery vireo. Behind the row of pines is the Lower Field. This is where the House Wren is spending most of its time but it can also be seen by walking the edges of the cemetery. It is very vocal and very loud, however is also easily spooked and appears to hate pishing or at least it hates my pishing. I found the best method for seeing him is to just stand quietly and wait for it to start calling which it does frequently or starts singing as he did for a little while this morning. Also in the lower field was the Wilson's Warbler, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, 2 Northern Cardinals, 5 Gray Catbirds, a mystery oriole/tanager, an Alder Flycatcher, and a very bright green mystery empidonax flycatcher. The Blackburnian Warbler was feeding will 2 chickadees at The Well, a large square shaped stone structure in the center of the graveyard. I almost went home after the first two hours as things were quieting down but instead I decided to walk The Pig Run which I am very glad I did as it was there that I had the White-eyed Vireo. It was traveling with a large flock of chickadees, a couple of Red-eyed Vireos, and a Black and White Warbler. They came from the direction of the Upper Field and were slowly working their way towards the Lower field. The White-eyed Vireo is an immature bird but a very brightly marked individual, so it is an easy id. The Pig Run is the normally muddy trail that runs from the large patch of Mugo Pines to the hidden Upper Field. Today however the path was nicely dry. The Upper Field can also be reached via the Iron Cross Trail, the entrance of which is marked by a gigantic iron cross that once stood in the middle of the cemetery but now lies amongst the weeds near the utility trailer. Species wise I was pleased with today's birding but numbers were very disappointing, other than a fair number of Common Yellowthroats and 4 Northern Parulas most of the warblers consisted of only 1 or 2 individuals. Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a great place to bird in the fall but keep in mind most of the good birds are tucked out of sight either in the Lower or Upper Fields or along one of the eight trails so for the best results one needs to step off the neatly mowed grass of the cemetery. One exception is the the wooded edge of the cemetery that lies to the left of the Irving Street entrance. This is the location that many of the new arrivals first appear, however they soon work their way deeper in and overall I have found the best birds in the Lower and Upper Fields as well as the Pig Run. Well I hope this helps each of you to better find birds at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, however if you ever need additional information or just an extra set of eyes, I live only a few minutes away and I am always happy to pop over to the cemetery and lend a helping hand. I never check email so the phone is the best way to reach me, I'm in the phone book. - Cheers, Clarence --1863558942-623108532-1377962974=:51128 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><BR class=yui-cursor></SPAN></div> <div><BR></div> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV style="RIGHT: auto" dir=ltr> <DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> <div style="WIDOWS: 1; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" color=#000000><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" face="Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=1>Hi All, A total of 36 species at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Sackville this morning and yesterday evening, plus several mystery species that slipped away before I could identify them. </FONT></FONT></FONT></div> <div style="WIDOWS: 1; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><BR></div> <div style="WIDOWS: 1; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=1>Best birds were White-eyed Vireo, House Wren, Cape May Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, and Northern Cardinal. </FONT></FONT></FONT></div> <div style="WIDOWS: 1; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><BR style="RIGHT: auto"></div> <div style="WIDOWS: 1; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid; RIGHT: auto; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=1>For those of you who know the cemetery, the Cape May Warbler was feeding in the row of pines just behind Tom's Restaurant. It was traveling with a 3-4 chickadees, a Blue-headed Vireo and a mystery vireo. <VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR></FONT></FONT></FONT></div> <div style="WIDOWS: 1; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><BR></div> <div style="WIDOWS: 1; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" align=left><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt" size=1>Behind the row of pines is the Lower Field. This is where the House Wren is spending most of its time but it can also be seen by walking the edges of the cemetery. </FONT></FONT>&