On Sunday's bird walk, we started at the boathouse and headed towards The Oven. Before we got there, we stopped along the way to find a Yellow Warbler, Great Crested Flycatcher, Warbling Vireos, Cedar Waxwings, and House Finches. When we got to The Oven, I suddenly heard "WORM- EATING WARBLER!". Unfortunately the bird was well hidden and I couldn't get good looks at it. This is not a new year bird, having had just as terrible looks at one before in early May. When we headed past Bow Bridge to the island in the lake, the Song Sparrow was singing away as usual. I briefly spotted a flycatcher on the island, probably a Least, which would be new for the year. I also saw Eastern Kingbirds there. When we went to Warbler Rock, we found a Black-and-White Warbler. We also found a second one nearby. We then went to The Gill, where we saw a Northern Waterthrush, and then to Maintenance Meadow, where we found Northern Mockingbirds. After that, we went to Tupelo Meadow, where we found a few American Redstarts, After a minute, we also found a Blue-Winged Warbler mixed in with them! Then, we went to the Upper Lobe, where there was a waterthrush and a redstart. A brief trip to Turtle Pond produced a Great Egret. 6 species of warbler is a good number for the beginning of August. Let's hope things get better as the weeks go by!
Great Egret
Chimney Swift
Northern Mockingbird
Empidonax sp. (likely Least Flycatcher)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Red-Eyed Vireo
Eastern Kingbird
WORM-EATING WARBLER
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
Black-and-White Warbler
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Song Sparrow
Red-Winged Blackbird
House Finch
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