There was a big push of migrants into the park last night, including an influx of Tennessee Warblers. The highlight of this morning's Warbler Walk was a male Summer Tanager which sat out in the open and sang for us for 10 minutes near the west end of the dam. Other birds:
15 warbler species including 30 Tennessee Warblers 20 Yellow-rumped Warblers 15 Nashville Warblers 6 Black-and-white Warblers 5 Chestnut-sided Warblers 5 Magnolia Warblers 3 Golden-winged Warblers 3 Black-throated Green Warblers 3 Blackburnian Warblers 2 Bay-breasted Warblers 1 Blackpoll Warbler 3 Philadelphia Vireos 2 Blue-headed Vireos 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Gray-cheeked Thrush 2 Swainson's Thrushes 1 Caspian Tern (flyover) FOY Acadian Flycatchers were back at our cabin in Jones County today. Chris Edwards Solon, IA [email protected] --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
