Young male Blackburnian Warbler.
A thunderstorm went through between 11 and midnight last night. It likely stopped migration in its tracks. This morning it was hot and very humid and there weren’t the number and variety of birds around that we experienced yesterday. We had only one “good” net round which produced a variety of vireos and warblers. But otherwise there wasn’t much going on…..just odds and ends here and there.
Young male Wilson’s Warbler.
The rest of the week looks to be hot, reaching highs of 30 toward the end – very unseasonable. It will be interesting to see what it does to the mix of birds in our nets.
Philadelphia Vireo.
The big flash of white in the tail tells you this is a Magnolia Warbler…even from behind.
Great-crested Flycatcher. The snapping of its bill is meant to scare off threats – but it doesn’t actually hurt.
Bay-breasted Warbler; sometimes the smudge of “bay” (or brown) on the flanks is absent making the ID in the Fall trickier, especially when not in the hand.
Banded 39:
1 Eastern Wood Pewee
2 Least Flycatchers
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Blue Jay
2 House Wrens
3 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers
2 Swainson’s Thrushes
1 Wood Thrush
1 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
1 Cedar Waxwing
1 Warbling Vireo
1 Philadelphia Vireo
5 Red-eyed Vireos
2 Blue-winged Warblers
1 Tennessee Warbler
3 Magnolia Warblers
2 Blackburnian Warblers
1 Bay-breasted Warbler
2 American Redstarts
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 Wilson’s Warbler
1 Chipping Sparrow
2 Song Sparrows
ET’s: 50 spp.
Rick