Western Palm Warblers are very common at the moment. -G. MacLellan
What a beautiful day! Clear blue skies throughout….but HOT! Catching was not spectacular but steady. Birding wasn’t spectacular but…really good: 74 species including 6 that were “new” for the year: Veery, Swainson’s Thrush, Philadelphia Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Carolina Wren, and Chestnut-sided Warbler.
White-throated Sparrow. -G. MacLellan
Banded 50:
1 Tree Swallow
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10 Gray Catbirds
1 Warbling Vireo
5 Blue-winged Warblers
1 Nashville Warbler
10 Yellow Warblers
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4 Chipping Sparrows
1 Field Sparrow
4 White-throated Sparrows
4 Eastern White-crowned Sparrows
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Baltimore Oriole
5 American Goldfinches
Species Count: 74 spp.
Photo Gallery:
Vole. -G. MacLellan
Western Palm Warbler. -G. MacLellan
Yellow-rumped Warblers are still common. -G. MacLellan
Discarded Mosquito casing – a sign that the hordes will soon be upon us….especially if this hot weather holds. -G. MacLellan
Rick