Birding continues to be consistently good in the area. This fall has lacked
the normal lull that I have become accustomed to occurring sometime during the
first half of September. There has been the slower day mixed in, but it's not
lasted any longer than that. Select counts are below.
September 15 Carver Park Reserve
Broad-winged Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Barred Owl 1
Sandhill Crane 2
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Sedge Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 1 (male)
Magnolia Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Carver Creek Loop Trail at Rapids Lake MVNWR
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Orange-crowned Warabler 1
Nashville Warbler 7
Common Yellowthroat 3
Magnolia Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 (adult male)
September 16 Rapids Lake MVNWR (inorthern 2/3 of Rapids Lake Trail and Carver
Creek Loop)
Double-crested Cormorant ~40
American White Pelican ~300
Sandhill Crane 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Least Flycatcher 1
Alder/Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 5
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Warbling Vireo 4
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4 (including a juvenile begging for food and being fed)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 8
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 5
Cape May Warbler 1 (immature male)
Magnolia Warbler 3
Blackburnian Warbler 1 (immature)
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 (male)
Canada Warbler 1 (male)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 14
Indigo Bunting 10
September 17 Carver Creek Loop
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Tennessee Warbler 3
Orange-crowned Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 1
Mourning Warbler 1 male
Common Yellowthroat 10
American Redstart 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Lincoln's Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 6
September 18 Rapids Lake MVNWR (loop not as active as the day before)
American White Pelican ~150 (many departing lake)
Great Egret 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Chimney Swift 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 6
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 5
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Tree Swallow 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6
Sedge Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 14
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 4
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 7
American Redstart 1 male
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1 adult
Yellow Warbler 1 immature
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 11
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Fox Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 35+
Lincoln's Sparrow 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 9
Indigo Bunting 1
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