Despite weather conditions normally considered the antithesis of
passerine fallouts at Park Point -- two consecutive days of clear
skies, warm temperatures, and calm to light southerly winds -- this
morning (7 September) from 0730 to 1230, Cameron Rutt and I witnessed
the best migration of warblers thus far this fall at Park Point.
Including an Orange-crowned Warbler at Lafayette Square seen later in
the day, we tallied 22 warbler species and 4 vireo species. We
encountered warblers at every stop (12th St public access, 13th St on
the harbor side of Park Point, 16th St public access, Lafayette
Square, Southworth Marsh, the bus turn around at 43rd St, and the Park
Point Recreation Area). We did not hike past the airport, but it's
likely that good numbers of warblers were there also.
Highlights included two adult male Golden-wingeds and good numbers of
Red-eyed Vireos (34, the state's 3rd highest fall count), Northern
Parulas (2nd highest fall count), Yellow Warblers (2nd highest fall
count), and American Redstarts (3rd highest fall count). At Southworth
Marsh we had four parulas in view simultaneously.
Of the 26 warbler species considered to be regular migrants at Duluth,
we did not see Black-throated Blue, Pine, Connecticut, and Canada
warblers.
Here are today's totals for each of the 22 warbler species:
2 Golden-winged Warbler
23 Tennessee Warbler
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
42 Nashville Warbler
14 Northern Parula
36 Yellow Warbler
2 Chestnut-sided Warbler
6 Magnolia Warbler
1 Cape May Warbler
70 Yellow-rumped Warbler
3 Black-throated Green Warbler
2 Blackburnian Warbler
3 Palm Warbler
2 Bay-breasted Warbler
4 Blackpoll Warbler
10 Black-and-white Warbler
71 American Redstart
3 Ovenbird
6 Northern Waterthrush
2 Mourning Warbler
21 Common Yellowthroat
3 Wilson's Warbler
Peder Svingen
Duluth, MN
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