Friday, May 22, 2020
Here is Wally's list of birds found during the week of May 18-22.
Migration is still in progress although with some diminishing
results. The only sparrow of note was a, first of the year,
Lincoln's Sparrow. Warblers were still quite good with
Tennessee Warblers,
Nashville Warblers,
Common Yellowthroats,
Cape May Warblers,
Northern Parulas,
Magnolia Warblers,
Bay-breasted Warblers,
Blackburnian Warblers,
Yellow Warblers,
Chestnut-sided Warblers,
Blackpoll Warblers,
Palm Warblers, and
Yellow-rumped Warblers being found. Other highlights included
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal, a
Hooded Merganser (male),
Chimney Swift,
Sandhill Crane,
Sora,
Spotted Sandpiper,
Green Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Ospreys,
Eastern Wood-Pewee,
Willow Flycatcher,
Least Flycatcher,
Eastern Phoebe,
Great Crested Flycatcher,
Eastern Kingbird,
Warbling Vireo,
Red-eyed Vireo,
Northern Rough-winged Swallow,
Tree Swallow,
Barn Swallow,
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Marsh Wren,
Brown Thrasher,
Scarlet Tanager,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak and
Indigo Bunting.
Interesting, was the lack of thrushes. Dave
Friday, May 15, 2020
Here is a report from Wally who has spent a couple of days working
in the Lab this week (between May11-15). Following is a list of
the bird highlights found during those trips.
From birding other locations in the area, this has been quite a good
migration. I feel, as do several others I have talked to, that this
year's migration is one of the best in years. Wally's list is quite
impressive considering the limited time he could devote to its
compilation. Sparrows found include
Chipping Sparrows, a
Clay-colored Sparrow (in garden plots),
Field Sparrows,
White-crowned Sparrows,
White-throated Sparrows,
Savannah Sparrows,
Song Sparrows and
Swamp Sparrows. The other major family of interest during
spring migration, warblers, included
Ovenbirds,
Northern Waterthrushs,
Black-and-white Warblers,
Tennessee Warblers,
Nashville Warblers, a
Connecticut Warbler,
Common Yellowthroats,
American Redstarts,
Cape May Warblers,
Blackburnian Warblers,
Yellow Warblers,
Chestnut-sided Warblers,
Blackpoll Warblers,
Palm Warblers,
Yellow-rumped Warblers and a
Canada Warbler. The extensive list of other highlights included
Wood Duck,
Blue-winged Teal,
Pied-billed Grebe,
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Big Woods),
Chimney Swift,
Spotted Sandpiper,
Green Heron,
Turkey Vulture,
Ospreys (4,
but none actually seen on a nest),
Bald Eagles (The pair together
near; but not on the nest plus an immature elsewhere, probably one
of last year's brood.),
American Kestrel,
Eastern Wood-Pewee,
Least Flycatcher,
Eastern Phoebe,
Great Crested Flycatcher,
Eastern Kingbird,
Yellow-throated Vireo,
Blue-headed Vireo,
Warbling Vireo,
Northern Rough-winged Swallow,
Tree Swallow,
Barn Swallow,
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Marsh Wren,
Brown Thrasher,
Veery,
Gray-cheeked Thrush,
Swainson's Thrush,
Eastern Towhee,
Bobolink,
Baltimore Oriole,
Scarlet Tanager,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak and
Indigo Bunting. Dave
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