Hi Folks -

In a rare occasion, uniform-lacking Cleveland Metroparks naturalists hit the
boardwalk of Magee this morning (5/14) to spend an inservice day with
neotropic migrants. There wasn't a boatload of birds, but the diversity was
fulfilling. Highlights included prolonged looks at a male Mourning Warbler,
at least 3 Canada Warblers, two obliging American Woodcocks, two
Philadelphia Vireos, and may favorite, a brief frenzied spazz-attack and
boardwalk bumper-to-bumper block over a not-so-obliging Black-billed Cuckoo.

A nice influx of Wilson's Warblers was evident, but Magnolia and
Chesnut-sided, and Am Redstart reigned on high. A single Yellow-bellied
Flycatcher put in a very brief appearance. An increase in thrushes was
clearly evident, with one Wood, 4 Veeries, and in one spot alone, nearly a
dozen Swainson's Thrushes.

Highlights listed, warblers first (22 species):

Yellow Warbler - abundant
Palm Warbler - 2
Nashville Warbler - 5
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Northern Parula - 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 25
Magnolia Warbler - 40
Bay-breasted Warbler - 7
Canada Warbler - 4 (1fem)
Wilson's Warbler - 10
Cape May Warbler - 2 (females)
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
Blackburnian Warbler - 4 fem, 1 male
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 8 fem, 2 males
Black-throated Green Warbler - 2 females
Black-and-white Warbler - 10 fem, 2 males
Mourning Warbler - 1 male (at least 2 reported)
American Redstart - 3 im males, 10 fem, 6 males
Ovenbird - 6
Common Yellowthroat - 10
Northern Waterthrush - 1

Red-eyed Vireo - 4
Philadelphia Vireo - 2
Warbling Vireo - abundant

Eastern Kingbird - 2
Willow Flycatcher - 3
Least Flycatcher - 4
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 1

Black-billed Cuckoo - 1

Veery - 4
Swainson's Thrush - 13
Wood Thrush - 1
Hermit Thrush - 2

Lincoln's Sparrow - 4 (2 studied well)
White-throated Sparrow (still most abundant sparrow sp. on trail)

Random:
Eastern Screech-Owl pair
American Woodcock - 2 (far end of easternmost loop)
Cedar Waxwing - 8 (parking lot)
Snowy Egret - 1 (causeway)
Semipalmated Plover - 2 obliging birds in drawn-down 'canal' on far
easternmost loop (nice to see from boardwalk)

cheers
Jen


Jen Brumfield

Akron, Ohio
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Illustrator/Naturalist, Cleveland Metroparks
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Editorial Advisor, A Bird's-Eye View / ABA
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will." - Lawrence Durrell

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