Photo credit: Black and white warbler by Robert Cook
Hello everyone,
It was a gorgeous fall morning and there were a lot of migrants to keep us entertained. There were a lot of Northern Flickers present and a lot of fall warblers. Some confusing, some not, but all beautiful.
The heron trifecta + Great Egret is still present, and we had both a juvenile and adult Black-crowned Night Heron. Large numbers of Chimney Swifts were flocking in preparation for their departure south. The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were still feasting on the nectar from the Jewel weed and putting on a nice show for us.
We had 15 species of warblers, with many “baypolls” to pick through and decide if the bird was a Bay-breasted or a Blackpoll. Fall warblers really help sharpen our warbler skills!
BIRDERS: Madhu, Luther, Rebecca, Laurie, Eric G., Mike, Jennie, Mark W., Marian, Lucy, Cheryl, Gary, Bobbie, Sandra, Mark N., Katie, Lin, Sarah, Amir, Renate, Val, Monica, Eileen, Jae Su, Mark C., Leslie, Robert, Simone, Clare, Caterina, Kristin, Daniela, Kavya and welcome to Justin, Francisco (visiting from Brazil), Terrance, Nicole, Jaime, Mya, Yuquing, Otto, Laurie B., and Mark B.
TIME: 8:00am to 1:00pm
WEATHER: 60 degrees, sunny and fall-like.
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 103
Wood Duck Number observed: 25
Mallard Number observed: 18
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Number observed: 2
Chimney Swift Number observed: 200
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 5
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 7
American Herring Gull Number observed: 1
Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 8
Black-crowned Night Heron Number observed: 2
Green Heron Number observed: 3
Great Egret Number observed: 2
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 5
Cooper's Hawk Number observed: 2
Belted Kingfisher Number observed: 1
Red-headed Woodpecker Number observed: 1
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 2
Northern Flicker Number observed: 26
Merlin Number observed: 1
Eastern Phoebe Number observed: 2
Blue Jay Number observed: 4
American Crow Number observed: 5
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Number observed: 3
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed: 2
European Starling Number observed: 61
Gray Catbird Number observed: 9
Brown Thrasher Number observed: 3
Swainson's Thrush Number observed: 2
American Robin Number observed: 7
Cedar Waxwing Number observed: 12
House Sparrow Number observed: 1
House Finch Number observed: 4
American Goldfinch Number observed: 9
Chipping Sparrow Number observed: 1
White-throated Sparrow Number observed: 8
Black-and-white Warbler Number observed: 1
Tennessee Warbler Number observed: 4
Nashville Warbler Number observed: 3
Common Yellowthroat Number observed: 1
American Redstart Number observed: 3
Cape May Warbler Number observed: 7
Northern Parula Number observed: 3
Magnolia Warbler Number observed: 6
Bay-breasted Warbler Number observed: 17
Blackburnian Warbler Number observed: 1
Blackpoll Warbler Number observed: 13
Palm Warbler Number observed: 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler Number observed: 5
Black-throated Green Warbler Number observed: 3
Wilson's Warbler Number observed: 2
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 4
If you’d like more information about a bird, check out the All About Birds ID guide:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/
Corrections, additions and comments are welcome.
Good birding everyone,
Jennie