Sorry I am a bit late on Sat report.... been a busy weekend and spending too much time reading the rant on Rattray birder vs photographer so I thought I would get this section back on topic
When to the Islands on Sat with another birder to see what the migration was like.... and short answer it hasn't. Lots of warbling vireos and gnat-catchers so they maybe starting group and leave but as to warblers, most were singles or in groups of 2-3's, could even of been resident families. It was a good trip anyway although started out cool and temperature warmed up a little too fast so results were not as good as we wanted. We birded from Wards to Centre and tried to see all the best spots before crowds started to show up. Our list: 46 species
warbling vireo
red-eyed vireo
alder flycatcher
willow flycatcher
cliff swallows
tree swallows
grey gnat-catcher
kingbird
chickadee
warblers:
Yellow
chestnut
magnolia
canada
black&white
cape may
blackburnian
red-winged black bird
grackle
starling
morning dove
rock pigeon
mockingbird
house sparrow
song sparrow
bluejay
ring-billed gull
common tern
caspian tern
great blue heron
night heron
cormorant
belted kingfisher
robin
Baltimore orioles
cardinal
goldfinch
Downy
white breasted nuthatch
red-breasted nuthatch
mute swan
mallard
cuckoo? 90% sure but we didn't confirm sighting
coopers hawk
catbird
cedarwax wing
canada goose
Much better days to come for those who missed out on weekend
Happy Birding
DAve
