Posted by Justin Miller on October 12, 2016 at 16:04:31
This past weekend, Green Cay wetlands had some decent activity with the small canopy birds, as well as good raptor activity. Lots of painted bunting, prairie warbler, palm warbler, black and white warbler, blue headed vireo, and at least for me a first - an eastern wood pewee in the chickee-hut forest area that I thought was an eastern phoebe from a distance, then maybe a least flycatcher when I saw wingbars, then finally ID'd as a pewee. Hawk activity was good as well: 4-5 red-shouldered hawks active and chasing each other around, two northern harriers, several kestrels, and a very active merlin eating dragonflies in flight. At least 4 belted kingfishers also out in the open, seemed to be having territorial fights and chases. Lots of chattering at eachother.