I got there a bit before 7 this morning, immediately ran into Stu Krasnoff and shortly thereafter Sudan Danskin, Laura & Ton, and Marjolein (sp?). Together we observed and listened to a wonderful variety of migrants: multiple Tennessee Warblers, 3 Bay-breasted Warblers foraging in a group, 2 Bay-breasted Warblers doing the same, plus 2 Northern Parulas, several Nashville and Magnolia Warblers, several Common Yellowthroats and Yellow Warblers, as well as a single American Redstart. A male Scarlet tanager flew off to the south, and here were Baltimore Orioles singing and chattering. And a few of us got a quick glimpse of a Swainson’s Thrush when it perched up momentarily before disappearing deep into the thicket.
The Tennessee Warblers clearly dominated the soundscape with their loud two and three-part songs. The hawthorns are in full bloom with the cherries just a bit behind. I almost forgot - we got good looks at a single Blackpoll Warbler. This normally signals the end of spring migration. How many days do we have left?? Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
