Hello all, Julie and I did a walk through the McIlroy Preserve and heard all 4 common local vireos --YELLOW- THROATED and WARBLING along the creek and BLUE-HEADED and RED-EYED in the interior. We also had 1 YELLOW-RUMPED, 1 CHESTNUT-SIDED, 4-5 OVENBIRDS, many BLACK-THROATED GREENS, Yellows, 1 YELLOW-RUMPED, Common Yellowthroat, and 1 CANADA WARBLER. Others at the preserve included WILLOW, ALDER, GREAT CRESTED, LEAST, Pheobe, EASTERN KINGBIRD, 2 WINTER WRENS, 2 HERMIT THRUSHES, VEERIES, PURPLE FINCH, and more. The reversal of now more Ovenbirds and less Canadas, and the 40-50% reduction of Canada Yew in just the past few years is evidence that deer browse pressure is intense at the preserve. When I first found this preserve there were 4-5 Canadas and no Ovenbirds. Oh, an EASTERN BLUEBIRD was in one of the boxes where you park.
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