Wet Woods, week of May 11

[Kris Ito]

With so much action over at nearby Ashbridges, I decided to check the woods this afternoon. A bit quiet until the sun came out but a good variety of species overall and good numbers too. I enjoyed 17 species of warbler and bumped in to Leon who had a few more. A few highlights...

Solitary Sandpiper
Indigo Bunting
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Bay-breasted
Black-throated Green
Northern Parula

Also of interest to me was reading about a male Hooded Warbler caught at the banding station today. They haven't been posting any of their sightings to ebird so you have to check their Facebook page. Apparently they also had a Yellow-breasted Chat on Sunday. Wouldn't it be nice if either of these birds would wander over to the Wet Woods where we could find them? Unlikely I suppose.

[mr.sharp-photo]

With so much action over at nearby Ashbridges, I decided to check the woods this afternoon. A bit quiet until the sun came out but a good variety of species overall and good numbers too. I enjoyed 17 species of warbler and bumped in to Leon who had a few more. A few highlights...

Solitary Sandpiper
Indigo Bunting
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Bay-breasted
Black-throated Green
Northern Parula

Also of interest to me was reading about a male Hooded Warbler caught at the banding station today. They haven't been posting any of their sightings to ebird so you have to check their Facebook page. Apparently they also had a Yellow-breasted Chat on Sunday. Wouldn't it be nice if either of these birds would wander over to the Wet Woods where we could find them? Unlikely I suppose.

the hooded warbler made me want to hit the wet woods again. sigh....

[mr.sharp-photo]

weird morning.
not overly busy.
found a pair of Wilson's warblers in the bowl.
lots of male and female redstarts.
female parula x 2
black throated blue
black throated green
yellow
no yrumps
blackburnian (up high)
common yellowthroat

the activity wasn't in the normal spots. the bowl was silent. but the northeastern corner of the loop had lots of activity at 11 AM. birds were passing through that corner, either on the west side (i.e. in the woods) or the east side (up on that little hill in the shrubbery)

[rickeckley]

I can add:

A crazy-late Pine
Blackpoll - in the centre of the woods on the main trail
Magnolia
Olive-SIded Flycatcher - heading from the bowl back to the centre of the woods

Others reported a Clay-Coloured Sparrow between the bowl and the Unwin Road fence

Rick