Naples Community Park 5/4/25

Greetings, Five of us (Lyn, Steve & Lori, Kevin, Holly) braved the constant rain on the field trip last Sunday and actually did quite well. There were times I wished I had my kayak. If Steve B had been there with his whitewater boat, he could easily have run Naples Creek all the way from the south end of the park to 245. It was roaring. What was even more amazing was the amount of water flowing through the woods and channeling on the trails. My knee high muck boots were submerged 3/4 of the way to the top at times. 

Bird highlights included eight warbler species - Blue-winged gave us the best looks at the "clearing" on the middle trail. Three Great Blue Herons flew in tight formation along the creek, never observed that before. Thanks go to Holly for the photos.

Lyn Jacobs

Naples Community Park & Power Line, Ontario, New York, US

May 4, 2025 8:18 AM - 9:59 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.71 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:     The track recording was accidentally turned off before the end, so time and distance are incorrect.

36 species

Mallard  2

Great Blue Heron  5

Sharp-shinned Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Eastern Phoebe  1

Yellow-throated Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  2

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  2

Common Raven  2

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

Carolina Wren  4

Gray Catbird  8

Veery  3

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  7

Cedar Waxwing  10

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  3

White-throated Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  6

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  3

Blue-winged Warbler  3

Tennessee Warbler  1

Nashville Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  2

Hooded Warbler  3

American Redstart  4

Yellow Warbler  3

Chestnut-sided Warbler  4

Northern Cardinal  5

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1