You must be a psychic. I was trapped in a deep ravine last Saturday night and had to be rescued by firefighters and a police team with a drone. Surreal. I will tell the story in another video.


By the way, the undercoat of squirrel "Blondie" is a lighter color. I just saw her but didn't film her.

If you have watched my earlier YouTube video, you'd know "Cinnamon" has a rare reddish-brown coat.


https://youtu.be/7ngChI_UtXo



It is molting now. The undercoat is partially exposed. Is the cinnamon color seasonal? I am not going to spoil it, please go and take a look.


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QD6Q6mVQ0YA

The air was still, without the usual cacophony of bird song & calls, although people's voices could still be heard talking on their coveted devices while perambulating the park.  That never seems to go away.  It must be near the end of the warbler migration although there are species that I have not yet seen, such as Wilson's and Blackpoll.  Some brief periods of sunlight and long periods of high cloud.  I only saw three warblers this morning: female American Redstart,  Northern Parula and Palm.  One parula was down low instead of way up in the trees and therefore I took advantage of that opportunity.  The highlight yesterday was an unexpected Eastern bluebird and the highlight today was a Red-headed woodpecker.  While this species had made an appearance the previous two years, I was all but convinced that it would not appear this spring.  Unfortunately, I lost sight of it and it never appeared again.  There was only one, while last year there were three of them.  Many of the WT sparrows are gone.  There was no sign of any kind of thrush besides robins. 


Female American redstart


Gray catbird


Female oriole


Eye-level Northern parula


Red-headed woodpecker

Still a lot of good ones.

This morning from 7 o'clock until 9:30 there was muchless warbler activity than in previous days.  Some sites were devoid of warblers, while others hosted but a few birds.  I could also hear the difference upon approach.  I was surprised to find an Eastern bluebird perched out in the open when this species is seldom encountered here.  The ubiquitous deadwood might offer good nesting sites.  The only warblers seen were: both male and female American redstart,  Northern parula,  Myrtle,  B&W,  Palm,  and Nashville.  They were all in the canopy and therefore out-of-reach.  I also spotted a Least flycatcher, but no phoebe today.  No further sign of a male Scarlet tanager but orioles were present and calling.  Downy woodpeckers were everywhere, but no Hairy WPs.  Red-bellied showed up upon my first arrival.  Many more flicker than usual.  There may have been more warblers around but my back and neck can't handle any further flexion.  Orange-crowned were previously reported by younger eyes.  I tried the wooded area for thrushes, but no luck.  Lots of Red-necked grebe out on the lake (seen far below) ... as per usual.  A Carolina wren was singing continuously ... far away, and a House wren was doing the same in the bush.  Catbirds were calling too.  So, there wasn't exactly a hush over the park, but that chorus was unaccompanied by warbler chatter, in contrast to yesterday.