Today seems to rival Wednesday as the best day of the season so far for birding in Sapsucker Woods. The collective warbler tally is 17, plus Ovenbird, which somehow I missed today but I assume must be present. As expected, people's finds vary, as luck and coverage have a lot to do each person's results.
Here's the running warbler list from the Wilson Trail: Yellow Yellow-rumped MAGNOLIA (7+) BLACK-THROATED BLUE (found by Laurie Ray, missed by me) CHESTNUT-SIDED (3+) BLACKBURNIAN (2+) PRAIRIE (also found by Laurie, missed by me) BAY-BREASTED (2 males together in pine tree at bend in trail between second footbridge and Sherwood Platform; first found by Chris Pelkie) BLACKPOLL (3+, including both Wilson North and small pondside spruces south of feeder garden) BLACK-AND-WHITE (found by Martha Fischer, missed by me) American Redstart (6+) TENNESSEE (probably heard and then later clearly seen near aforementioned bend in Wilson Trail North) NASHVILLE (again Laurie yes, me no) NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (audible both west and east of Podell Boardwalk; latter bird is territorial around Woodleton) WILSON'S (3+, especially lower branch of Wilson North) CANADA (2+, lower branch of Wilson North) Common Yellowthroat David Gaspari and I also saw a SWAINSON'S THRUSH (probable second passasge-migrant Catharus seen with this bird) and heard countersinging YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS by the shelter at the Severinghaus/Wilson intersection. Mark Chao -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
