The first few days of August continued to be hot with temps the first couple days in the 90's and humid. Despite other commitments and work I got out as much as I could and concentrated mainly on tracking down a number of rarities continuing in the area and had some great luck. On the first on my way to work I stopped by Silvio Conte NWR in Hadley and had Northern Pintail, Purple Martins, at least three singing Sedge Wrens and an Orchard Oriole among nearly fifty species in less than a half an hour. I added Blue Grosbeak at the Honey Pot before heading to work for another incredibly busy shift. Once I was out of work on Friday morning I stopped back by Silvio Conte NWR and had some of the same species from the day before as well as observing some bird banding on site. I then ran some errands in Hadley and then headed toward home with a brief stop at Winsor Dam where I added the long staying female Common Goldeneye to my August list. On the third the best species I found was a juvenile Glossy Ibis at Lake Wallace (a new species for me at the location). I had an overtime day shift on the 4th but got a little birding in on the way to work with some shorebirds in the East Meadows and a flyover Snowy Egret (with a Great Egret) at Arcadia and I added a Red Crossbill for the month once I was home in the evening. The fifth was mainly spent tracking down warblers with some success. No big rarities for that day but some good variety nonetheless.
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