Killdeer chick. A happy result of Covid-19 – the parking lot where the adult had her nest was little bothered by traffic. -HV
It’s feeling like Summer: heat and almost no new migrants moving through. I had to work hard to squeeze the 14 birds out of the bushes for banding. To make up for this lack, Yellow-billed Cuckoos flitted about the site giving us good views every now and again. And Red-eyed Vireos and Eastern Wood-pewees are calling now in good numbers – another sign that Summer is here.
One of at least four Yellow-billed Cuckoos that were around the site this morning. -HV
Banded 14:
2 Traill’s Flycatchers
2 Gray Catbirds
4 Red-eyed Vireos
We’ve been getting Red-eyed Vireos in just the past few days. -HV
3 Yellow Warblers
1 Indigo Bunting
Brilliant male Indigo Bunting. -HV
1 Song Sparrow
1 Baltimore Oriole (pushing the record to 121)
ET’s: 55 spp.
Photos:
Anxious parent with one of four chicks. -HV
Check local hayfields to find Bobolinks. -MMG
A young (SY) male Common Yellowthroat signalling his territory limits. -HV
Rick