Today was numerically the best warbler flight of the fledgling season (406 warblers), but consisted overwhelmingly of American Redstarts (>80% of identified warblers) with relatively little diversity. The single Chestnut-sided, Pine, and Wilson Warblers were all firsts for the season, as was the lone Red-breasted Nuthatch. The second Orchard Oriole of the season was also tallied today - these two birds may represent the majority of that species' season total.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 11
Eastern Kingbird - 19
Great Crested Flycatcher - 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 4
American Robin - 8
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 15
Yellow Warbler - 21
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1
Blackburnian Warbler - 1
Pine Warbler - 1
Prairie Warbler - 5
Black-and-white Warbler - 13
American Redstart - 288
Northern Waterthrush - 28
Wilson's Warbler - 1
warbler sp. - 47
Blue Grosbeak - 2
Indigo Bunting - 2
Bobolink - 81
Baltimore Oriole - 1
Orchard Oriole - 1
Total = 553
Other highlights included 6 Brown Pelicans that landed in the bay, 2 Stilt Sandpipers, and a flight of 444 north-bound Purple Martins (thanks to Ramsay Koury)
