Migration is Progressing

Before the bird walk I went on today, I did a little birding. At the Point, there were many Palm warblers as well as a few Yellow-Rumped Warblers. At the feeders, there were 2 female Purple Finches, a differnt pair from the males that were here this week. When the walk started, we first went to the Point, where the Palm Warblers were gone, but the Yellow Rumps were still there. We tried to call in a Blue-Headed Vireo, which we succeeded in doing. Shortly after that while searching for Palm Warblers, I spotted a swallow flying on the right side of the Point. I quickly identified it as a Tree Swallow, and when we called it in, it gave us great views. Later, we saw 3 Blue-Grey Gnatcatchers at different times, each identified by call. As we watched on of them, we also spotted a Black-and-White Warbler. With 5 new species for the year, this was a pretty good day!

75. Yellow-Rumped Warbler

76. Blue-Headed Vireo

77. Tree Swallow

78. Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher

79. Black-and-White Warbler