This park has become quite a magnet for unexpected warbler species the last couple of weeks, especially singing males in lovely plumage. So far I've seen Magnolia, Northern Parula, Black-and-White, and Ovenbird...and though they don't all flag as rare, I bird this park a lot, and this seems very unusual here in this season. (They don't look or act like early migrants--is the consensus that these are birds displaced by the Canadian wildfires, or some other cause?) Seems worth keeping an eye out in the park for others as well.... --Joe Wallace P.S. Andrew Baksh's heartening report from Jamaica Bay reminded me of the Father's Day essay I wrote for Saw Mill River Audubon--and posted here--a few years back, about my Dad and that wonderful preserve. As it happens, he and it also appear in my latest piece, which is more about the places--landscapes--that speak most deeply to us. Dad had his, I have mine, and I always wonder if you all have one, too. Apologies if this is too o/t, but if you're interested: https://www.blog.sawmillriveraudubon.org/our-inner-landscapes/.
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