It was a fairly active morning at Rapids Lake MVNWR especially compared to last Friday. I found 12 warbler species, the highlight being a Connecticut Warbler. Other warblers for the morning were 7 Nashville, 2 Tennessee, 2 Orange-crowned, 2 Yellow, 1 Yellow-rumped, 1 Bay-breasted, 1 Black and White, 1 Magnolia Warbler, 4 Common Yellowthroat, 1 American Redstart, and 1 Ovenbird. These were mainly in 2 small waves of migrants with a few loners out there. The 2 waves also were great for Vireo. One wave had 2 Blue-headed and a Warbling Vireo, while the other had 3-4 Philadelphia and a Red-eyed Vireo. My 5th Vireo species of the day(1st time I can remember having this in a single day) was a Yellow-throated singing from a spot he has been all summer. The larger of the 2 waves also had a Brown Thrasher. He was probably a summer resident attracted to the commotion, but I guess it's just as likely to be a migrant. Other migrants today were 2 Least Flycatchers, 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 5 Lincoln's Sparrow, and several White-throated Sparrow. While last Friday was the day to see American White Pelican, this morning I counted 178 Double-crested Cormorant in many flocks.
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