Birders,
Little did I know when I set out at 07:30 that this morning would be
my birdiest morning yet at Blue Limestone along the Delaware Run. 20
warbler species were present, represented by over 200 individuals. At
times there was nothing, and at times I was overwhelmed by warblers,
with about 30 in the surrounding trees, and too many to identify.
Therefore, I missed approx. 75, and they went unidentified. Magnolias
dominated the show with 44 individuals, and 33 American Redstarts were
tailing behind. The waxwing show of 680 birds was phenomenal. I had
over 200 birds in the immediate vicinity at one point, and saw several
hundred more throughout the day. List of highlights below:
Location: Campus
Observation date: 9/6/09
Number of species: 69
Red-shouldered Hawk 1- odd seeing this in the woods here, eating a
caterpillar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1, close and cooperative
White-eyed Vireo 1, juvenile
Yellow-throated Vireo 1, singing
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Cedar Waxwing 680- quite remarkable, I had about 60 birds bathing
in the run with about 200 in the trees, and continually had flocks of
50-100 birds flying over throughout the day. It was hard to judge the
numbers, but with the constant stream of waxwings flying over, I'm
confident in at least 680.
Warblers:
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 13
Magnolia Warbler 44
Cape May Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 6, a few more than expected
Blackpoll Warbler 1- juv., even was close enough for me to see the
yellow feet
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 33
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Hooded Warbler 2, both young
Wilson's Warbler 16, ~half juvs/half adult males
Canada Warbler 3- 1 adult male
Scarlet Tanager 3- 1 male
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 3
Baltimore Oriole 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Good birding,
Sean
--
Sean Williams, '11
Undergraduate of Ornithology of Dr. Jed Burtt
Ohio Wesleyan University
HWCC 724
Delaware, OH 43015
617-470-4094
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