After several days of anticipation for warblers and vireos (and having only ruby-crowned kinglets and blue-gray gnatcatchers), we finally had a good showing this morning.

In our backyard (near route 23 close to the Franklin/Delaware county border), we had the following - and many concurrently:

5~6 black-throated green warblers
3 yellow warblers
2 blue-headed vireos
pair of BALTIMORE ORIOLES
pair of ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS
1 northern mockingbird

In addition to the usual suspects of sparrows, woodpeckers, cardinals, starlings, mourning doves, and robins.

Quite a productive morning with the cup of coffee.

Hideta Nagai
www.viewfinder.us

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