Posted by Bill Boeringer on October 09, 2016 at 15:24:11
Approximately 26 birders joined the TAS walk at AD Barnes on a wonderful, post-storm Saturday. My apologies for not mingling more but felt it better since I was still fighting a cold. Although it took a little while to get going, we eventually tallied 13 species of warblers, and several other migrants including two flycatchers, vireos, a Scarlet Tanager, and flyover Merlin. We were also treated to an unusually silent fly-by by a pair of macaws. There was some post-trip debate over one bird seen during the day--the bird identified as a Philadelphia Vireo. Some question has been raised as to whether or not this was actually a Bell's Vireo, or perhaps a Tennessee Warbler. For my part, I believe it was a Philadelphia Vireo, based on the overall brightness of the yellow underneath, the lack of wing bars, the bright, distinct, supercilium (distinguishing Bell's), and the comparatively large bill (not the small thin bill of a Tennessee). I have listed it as such, but everyone should be aware of the question. Our day's list (with my numbers reflected, your numbers may vary): Double-crested Cormorant 5 (as I drove into park) Cattle Egret 3 White Ibis 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 White-crowned Pigeon 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Merlin 1 Blue-and-yellow Macaw 2 Red-masked Parakeet 10 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Acadian Flycatcher 1 Philadelphia Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 8 Blue Jay 6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7 Swainson's Thrush 2 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 7 European Starling 3 Ovenbird 5 Worm-eating Warbler 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Black-and-white Warbler 2 Tennessee Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 American Redstart 8 Northern Parula 5 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 16 Pine Warbler 3 Prairie Warbler 2 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 2