In northwestern Ohio, in the region of the Lake Erie shoreline centered on
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, the migration had been very slow up through last
Friday. But over the last three days things have improved considerably.
Today, Monday May 4, was the best day of the spring (so far) for numbers
and variety of migrants in this area - as predicted: see
 http://cranecreekbirding.blogspot.com/2015/05/monday-may-4th-looking-good.html
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Between Metzger Marsh and Magee Marsh Wildlife Areas, at least 27 species
of warblers were reliably reported today, with highlights including
Cerulean and Hooded Warblers at Metzger, and Kentucky, Yellow-throated, and
Golden-winged Warblers at Magee. At Black Swamp Bird Observatory's main
banding station (Navarre Unit of Ottawa NWR, about 5 miles east of Magee,
not open to the public), today also produced 27 warbler species, with
highlights including Orange-crowned, Golden-winged, Cerulean, and Hooded
Warblers, plus Louisiana Waterthrush. Between the two areas, at least 29
warbler species were recorded, an excellent total for this date in May.

The dominant species today were still those typical of the first wave, with
very large numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers and White-throated Sparrows,
plus good numbers of Palm, Nashville, and Black-throated Green Warblers.
Yellow Warblers also have arrived in force, although many of these are
probably the local breeders. Other warbler species were mostly present in
much smaller numbers. Today also produced notable totals of Scarlet Tanager
and Baltimore Oriole, plus a first influx of Orchard Orioles. The last two
days have seen a big movement of Pine Siskins through the area, with flocks
moving along the lake shore and small groups visiting feeders in the area.

With the wind predicted to shift around to the north tonight, many of these
migrants will probably stay in the general area through the next couple of
days. The forecast calls for rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, but in between
rain showers, the birding could be excellent.

We don't always have time to post anything to the listserve, but for those
who are interested in the Magee region in particular, we try to post
regular predictions at  http://cranecreekbirding.blogspot.com/

Anyway - after a slow start, the migration is now definitely in full swing.
It's on! Hope to see you out in the field.

Kenn Kaufman
Oak Harbor, Ohio

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