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Posted by Frank on 09:35:58 05/12/11
In Reply to: Warblers Galore posted by David S.
I checked out the park also yesterday, between 2 and 4 pm. I really wanted to see bobolinks- but they weren't in the location they are this time of year.. Instead the park was full of a few species of warblers. Black-throated blue (mainly females) were everywhere. Every strangler fig I stopped at had lots. Many were hopping around with strangler fig berries pierced through thier beaks- pretty funny looking. Redstarts were equally numerous. I had at least 5 different n. waterthrush in various areas. Common yellowthroat and blackpoll were also numerous. It was hard to pick out anything else because of the large numbers of these four species. I did get a really nice Cape May male, a spare parula, and I thought I heard (but didn't see) a palm- but I figured it was too late for them. No connecticut..I saw briefly what looked like a red-eyed vireo. Just a minute later I got excellent looks at a black-whiskered. I also heard one in song near the pay station. Speaking of song, before I left many black-throated blues were singing thier beer beer bee song. I was surprised at how numerous common ground doves were. I saw many pairs (at least five). Three catbirds were seen also. I covered the paved path, the rough trail that parellels it, the scout campground, and the bike path to the pay station.
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