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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