A surprisingly good flight was had at the dike today- Light north winds brought some more migrants here, but locally the winds switched to the east. The highlight(s!) of the morning were a female Hooded Warbler, a Clay-colored Sparrow, and a Lincoln's Sparrow!
48° F
E @ 0-5 MPH
Clear conditions
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
American Robin - 2
American Pipit - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 292
Tennessee Warbler - 2
Northern Parula - 38
Yellow Warbler - 3
Magnolia Warbler - 2
Cape May Warbler - 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 60
Blackpoll Warbler - 28
Black-and-white Warbler - 11
American Redstart - 22
Northern Waterthrush - 3
Connecticut Warbler - 1
warbler sp. - 29
Scarlet Tanager - 3
Savannah Sparrow - 7
Indigo Bunting - 3
Bobolink - 13
Clay-colored Sparrow - 1
Hooded Warbler - 1
Total: 548
eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15253065
eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15253065
 |
| Fly away! A Northern Flicker tries it's best to avoid being breakfast to a Cooper's Hawk. |
 |
| Palm Warbler |
 |
| Adult male Black-and-white Warbler |
 |
| A Clay-colored Sparrow was the first highlight of three good birds at the dike today. |
 |
| A female Hooded Warbler briefly perching before sallying out while a Brown Thrasher looks on. |
 |
| And lastly, a Lincoln's Sparrow feeding on seeds for a bit up top! |
 |
| Quiz bird time- I'll post the answer tomorrow! |
 |
| Spot-winged Glider |
