Dave Nutter and I found a very impressive variety of warblers on the Wilson Trail North in Sapsucker Woods early Saturday morning (6:15-6:50 AM). The willow tree that towers over the Sherwood Platform held at least seven warbler species all at once, including two BAY-BREASTED, one BLACKPOLL, a BLACKBURNIAN, YELLOW-RUMPED, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, TENNESSEE, and AMERICAN REDSTART. We also found a female CAPE MAY WARBLER in the big flowering tree by the second footbridge (this species loves this tree), a singing Tennessee Warbler between this footbridge and the platform, and a couple of singing NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES that seem clearly to be migrants. To top it all, we saw a pair of ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS copulating for about seven seconds at our eye level, about 10 meters away.
Best wishes to all today, especially volunteers and attendees at the Lab's celebration of International Migratory Bird Day. 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/ --
