This morning's muggy conditions created quite an interesting morning up on the dike- most of the birds seen in flight were going south! Bobolinks put in a great with with several flocks of over 25 birds, fink'ing and bink'ing their flight calls. The mostly monotone gray skies were actually a welcome backdrop- it made picking up on the high flocks possible.
I wasn't so excited initial when I got up but when I was walking the dog I had several Veeries flight calling overhead in Green Creek, along with Redstarts, Northern Waterthrushes, and Black-and-white Warblers, all of which put in a show at the dike.
70° F
E @ 0-5 MPH
Extremely muggy conditions
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4
Eastern Kingbird - 8
Cedar Waxwing - 9
Yellow Warbler - 3
Black-and-white Warbler - 3
American Redstart - 18
Northern Waterthrush - 26
warbler sp. - 23
Bobolink - 420
Total: 514
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| A close flyby, the bird of the day! |
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| An American Redstart with a retained tail rectrice from it's last molt |
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| Northern Waterthrush seen in the brief morning sunshine |
