This was one of those mornings where the action at Thickson’s Woods slowly gained momentum as the day grew warmer. While last week’s Worm-eating Warbler has not reappeared, other passerines suggest the expected birds are arriving right on cue.
Highlight birds seen between 6:30 and 10:00AM included:
Black and White Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Yellow Warbler (many)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (many)
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Cerulean Warbler (1 female)
Wilson’s Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
House Wren (3 but sounds like many more!)
Scarlet Tanager
Veery
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Baltimore Oriole
Solitary Sandpiper (by the north Beaver pond)
Indigo Bunting
Lincoln’s Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
