Neighborhood Migration

       Throughout the entire month of May, there has been incredible migration at one patch of woods in my development, especially for warblers.  On the first and second day I went down there, I got a lifer warbler, a Wilson's Warbler.  With the Wilson's, there were also many Northern Parula's, many Black-throated Blue Warblers, a few Magnolia Warblers, many Yellow-rumped Warblers, many American Redstarts, many Black-and-White Warbler, many Common Yellowthroats, a few Chestnut-sided Warblers, and a Black-throated Green Warbler. 

Wilson's Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

American Redstart

Common Yellowthroat

 

Black-and-White Warbler

 

 





 

     The next few days added on a few more warbler species for us.  Those were Northern Waterthrush, and Bay-breasted Warbler.  We also got a new neighborhood bird and life bird, a Least Flycatcher.

 

Northern Waterthrush

Bay-breasted Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

 

 

 

     Towards the end of May, the numbers of Blackpoll and Canada Warblers greatly increased.  We also got a new neighborhood bird and life bird for my mom, a Black-billed Cuckoo. Along with these birds, the number of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds had also increased. 

Canada Warbler

Canada Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-billed Cuckoo

 

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

 

 

 

     So far it has been a great May with 16 warbler species and a few life birds.



Migration at Churchville Nature Center and Baldpate Mountain

    On Saturday (5/3/14) my mom, my aunt, and I went to the bird walk at the Churchville Nature Center.  We got a total of 71 birds beating our previous record of 70 birds.  The highlights were a Horned Grebe, a Worm-eating Warbler, many Black-throated Blue and Black-throated Green Warblers, a few Northern Parulas, two Blue-headed Vireos, and five Orchard Orioles.

One of the two Blue-headed Vireos

One of the five Orchard Orioles

Horned Grebe

Ovenbird

 

 

 

     After the walk, we went to Baldpate Mountain.  There we immediately heard and saw multiple Blue-winged Warblers, many Black-and-White Warblers, a Yellow-throated Vireo, a few Yellow Warblers, and a few Black-throated Blue Warblers.

Blue-winged Warbler

Blue-winged Warbler singing

Black-throated Blue Warbler