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Posted by Toe on 23:22:47 04/18/07
Despite having experienced my most colorful birding day ever, I'm still hoping migration picks up soon. I had to leave Barnes this morning at 8:30, so I stopped-by late this afternoon to see if I could add anything missed. I managed a 15 warbler species day, but no "marquis" warblers yet. The tanagers and grosbeaks were fantastic. Most of the birds, including thirteen of the warbler species, were seen in the same tree near the gate. The Blue Grosbeaks and Indigo Buntings were in the tall grass by the former railroad tracks next to the shrubby pine area. To add to the spectrum of colorful birds, I had a pair of Painted Buntings and a pair of Spot-breasted Orioles in my yard when I got back home!
At Barnes:
Northern Parula (a few)
Magnolia (1)
Cape May (few)
Black-throated Blue (few)
Yellow-rumped (one lingering)
Prairie (many)
Palm (many, but mostly in other parts of the park)
Blackpoll (only 1 or 2)
Worm-eating (several)
Black-and-white (many)
Redstart (few)
Ovenbird (1)
Northern Waterthrush (1, very early in courtyard at nature center entrance)
Louisiana Waterthrush (afternoon, feeding right in front of me near boardwalk)
Common Yellowthroat (the usual)
Gray-cheeked Thrush (1)
Veery (1)
Brown Thrasher (2, collecting nesting material)
Summer Tanager (male and possibly more than one female)
Scarlet Tanager (a whole bunch of red jobbies with black wings!)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (one female and several males)
Blue Grosbeak (male and female)
Indigo Bunting (a few males)
Red-eyed Vireo (few)
At home:
Painted Bunting (male and female)
Spot-breasted Oriole (2)
Driving through Pinecrest:
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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