After another jump on spring migration for me in Tennessee with 105 species(including 26 warbler species), today was my first morning at Rapids Lake MVNWR since April 17. It took time and a lot of walking, but there was a good variety/number of migrants this morning. Highlights(with counts) were Warbling Vireo(1), Brown Creeper(1), House Wren(5), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher(1), Ruby-crowned Kinglet(2), Northern Waterthrush(2), Blue-winged Warbler(2), Black-and-white Warbler(1), Prothonotary Warbler(1), Tennessee Warbler(2), Nashville Warbler(1), American Redstart(1), Blackburnian Warbler(1), Yellow Warbler(13), Palm Warbler(10), Yellow-rumped Warbler(21), Black-throated Green Warbler(1), Rose-breasted Grosbeak(5), Indigo Bunting(1), Baltimore Oriole(3), and Purple Finch(1). Leaf-out is in full swing and is well ahead of the last couple years so viewing this spring is more difficult.
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