I, too, was at Sapsucker Woods much of the morning, along with Ann Mitchell, Stuart Krasnoff, Gary Kohlenberg, and Paul Anderson. Those of us who stayed late enough to run into Mark family were directed first to a warbler flock containing most of the species he listed, and then to a Philadelphia Vireo. The latter was in something I'd never encountered before: a VIREO FLOCK, and it contained at least one each of PHILADELPHIA, WARBLING, and BLUE-HEADED (singing as well as seen), and I think multiple RED-EYED VIREOS. This was near the boardwalk by the Sherwood Platform. Also in that flock was a BROWN CREEPER. The PILEATED WOODPECKER flyover was coincidence. Other less common birds of interest included:COMMON RAVEN - heard from the road calling on the Dryden sidePALM WARBLER - 2 near feeder gardenSCARLET TANAGER - with small warbler chickadee flockVEERY - which ate several fruits of Jack-in-the-pulpitROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK - heard various places; seen onceSWAMP SPARROW - 1 heard by Gary; 1 seen by Dave StuartYELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - various locations; always a treat.We met Nate Senner who said he had seen a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER near the benches south of the Sherwood Platform, but in this area we instead found an EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, an EASTERN PHOEBE, and some people who had seen a GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, so that was a popular flycatching spot.--Dave NutterOn Sep 11, 2010, at 12:18 PM, Mark Chao markc...@imt.org wrote:
I paid a couple of visits to Sapsucker Woods on
Saturday morning, first alone from 7:10 to 8:20 AM, and then again with my
family from 11:30 to 12:45. Migrant diversity
wasverygoodbut not extraordinary for this time of the
season. I found MAGNOLIA, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK-THROATED
BLUE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN (5+), BLACKPOLL, YELLOW-RUMPED, BLACK-AND WHITE, and
WILSON'S WARBLER, plus a NORTHERN PARULA, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and other more
common species. The biggest mixed flocks were along the road at 7:40 AM
and along the lower branch of the Wilson Trail North at noon.
On a brief visit at midday on Friday, I saw a
female HOODED WARBLER and a YELLOW WARBLER on the Wilson Trail North. My
wife Miyoko says that she saw a male Hooded Warbler at around the same time from
her office window overlooking the north feeders.
Mark Chao
