We stopped at Sheldon's Marsh today after the Midwest Birding Symposium (an excellent event) and saw some neat migrants.
Great Egrets
Bald Eagle
Solitary Sandpiper
American Woodcock - seen feeding in the woods at dusk.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Wood-Pewee feeding dragonflies/damselflies to fledged young
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-Eyed Vireo
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Swainson's thrush ~ 10
Wood Thrush
Warblers:
Tennessee 2
Nashville 2
Magnolia ~5
Black-throated Blue
Black-throated Green 2
Palm
Bay-breasted
Black-poll 3
American Redstart 3
Wilson's 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
White-throated sparrow 4
Large flocks of blackbirds - mostly red winged and grackles
Renee and Eric
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