After seeing the Hooded Warbler, I headed out to Moorehead Park. I was not disappointed! The best birds were a White-eyed Vireo, Gray-cheeked Thrush and 15 species of warblers. The number of warblers was unbelievable. They were literally all over the wooded parts of the park. I don't remember this many at one time. Yellow-rumped Warblers were easily the most abundandt, which I thought a bit odd considering it being the 11th of May. I can honestly say it was the most of this species I have seen at the park. Oddly the second most abundant were Tennessee. It was strange seeing them at eye level and on the ground, but it has been relatively cool and windy today. Nashville's were third most abundant followed by Orange-crowned. On a side note I don't ever remember seeing this many Nashville's. I would conservatively estimate 50. There were 8 Blackpoll's, 7 Black and White, and various numbers of Magnolias, Yellow, Ovenbirds and American Redstarts. There were also single Northern Waterthrush, Wilson and Chestnut-sided Warbler.
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