You are searching for a cache on the new section of the Dutchess County Rail Trail.
Look for Rusty Blackbirds in wet areas, including flooded woods, swamps, marshes and the edges of ponds. They are black birds with yellow eyes. These moist habitats are their favorite foraging areas in winter and during migration. During the breeding season, they favor bogs, beaver ponds and wet woods in boreal forest. I am still searching for a Rusty Blackbird to put on my Life List. As always, if you are not comfortable searching for a cache, then don't.