Today was a picture-perfect day for birding; sunny, with a cool start, but warming up nicely, and no wind… and pretty much into the warbler migration. Oddly only 5 people took advantage of this trip; too bad for those that didn’t.
We started first at Capisic Park, with Orioles greeting us at the entrance. A female Orchard Oriole was seen by some, but no male.
Evergreen Cemetery was different than usual, with very few warblers (or any birds) around the pond area, which is typically a highlight. However we were treated to a small “wave” in another area that consisted of numerous Black-and White Warblers, 2 or 3 Ovenbirds, and 2 Black-throated Blue Warblers (bird of the day)… all were very well seen by most of us. Indeed, Black-and-White Warblers seemed to be everywhere, as were Catbirds. Another treat was a couple of Swainson’s Thrushes. Many of the birds we had were seen very well.
In all, we had 45 species, including 9 warblers
Double-crested Cormorant
Mallard
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk (seen along I-95)
Solitary Sandpiper
Herring Gull
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker (seen, as well as heard drumming)
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Tree Swallow
Blue Jay
Crow
Chickadee
Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush
Wood Thrush
Robin
Catbird (numerous)
Warbling Vireo (H)
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler (numerous)
Ovenbird (seen well, including the stripe on the head)
Common Yellowthroat
Cardinal
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Dan Marquis; Leader, recorder & photographer
