Waves of warblers coming by my home office window along with a plethora of regulars but in large numbers. At one time I had 4 plain Baltimore Orioles and two very brightly colored males, adult and young robins, dirty looking Red-winged Blackbirds (male and female), three Blue Jays, at least four different warbler species that I have tried to take photos of but have not had time to look at yet as the waves just keep coming, two Redstarts, chickadees and a constant rushing in of grackles who flee at my clapping. Whew! Exciting but actually exhausting as I try to get work done too. Just now a White Breasted Nuthatch is in with a Red-Bellied Woodpecker and a Hairy Woodpecker - now they are gone and in come two Downies. OK, the orioles are back, three at the hummingbird feeder and two on the jelly. Here come two young robins and what could be a Nashville. OK, another warbler in with bright white apparently single wingbars (maybe a faint second above) on a dark back and wings with a hint of yellow above a white breast and a plain head. Now the grackles come again. Wait til I clap them away. Jays, robins, and orioles all at the water feature bathing and drinking now. Trying to write, photo with a not-SLR digital, and type is getting to be fun. I will see if any of the warble pics come out. I think there was a Yellow-throated Green just now. Hard to tell with all the action and motion. Wow! Gotta go and download the pics before more warblers come.
Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN