Photo: Black and white warbler by Robert Cook

Hello everyone,

It was a beautiful early fall day and migration is now in full swing. The thrushes and the warblers have arrived and were scattered about the island. We had numerous species of sparrows too, and a Red-headed Woodpecker was seen in the oak grove.

A red-shouldered hawk perched on the big dead tree on the island and two of our resident juvenile Cooper’s Hawks were present. We had the always desired heron trifecta, but we also had a vireo trifecta today with Philadelphia, Warbling and Red-eyed visitors.

BIRDERS: Betty, Tracy, Kristin, Mike, Mark W., Cheryl, Marian, Jennie, Leslie, Roger, Mark C., Kevin, Grace, Rob, Becky, Marisa, Ryan, Joy, Dennis, Jane, Renate and welcome to Rae, Lisa, Emma, Marky and Jeremy, who was visiting from England.

TIME: 8:00am to 12:00pm     

WEATHER: Sunny, mid-60s

Compiler: Cheryl

Photographers: Marisa and Mike

1. Canada Goose   Number observed: 11

2. Wood Duck   Number observed: 14

3. Mallard   Number observed: 23

4. Chimney Swift   Number observed: 2

5. Ruby-throated Hummingbird   Number observed: 6

6. Ring-billed Gull   Number observed: 2

7. Double-crested Cormorant   Number observed: 4

8. Great Blue Heron   Number observed: 7

9. Great Egret   Number observed: 2

10. Green Heron   Number observed: 6

11. Black-crowned Night-Heron   Number observed: 2

12. Cooper's Hawk   Number observed: 2

13. Red-shouldered Hawk   Number observed: 1

14. Red-headed Woodpecker   Number observed: 1

15. Downy Woodpecker   Number observed: 1

16. Northern Flicker   Number observed: 2

17. American Kestrel   Number observed: 1

18. Eastern Wood-Pewee   Number observed: 2

19. Empidonax sp.   Number observed: 1

20. Eastern Phoebe   Number observed: 1

21. Philadelphia Vireo   Number observed: 5

22. Warbling Vireo   Number observed: 3

23. Red-eyed Vireo   Number observed: 2

24. American Crow   Number observed: 9

25. Black-capped Chickadee   Number observed: 2

26. Barn Swallow   Number observed: 3

27. Ruby-crowned Kinglet   Number observed: 1

28. White-breasted Nuthatch   Number observed: 2

29. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   Number observed: 1

30. Gray Catbird   Number observed: 6

31. Gray-cheeked Thrush   Number observed: 2

32. Swainson's Thrush   Number observed: 5

33. American Robin   Number observed: 2

34. House Sparrow   Number observed: 2

35. House Finch   Number observed: 1

36. American Goldfinch   Number observed: 7

37. Dark-eyed Junco   Number observed: 1

38. White-throated Sparrow   Number observed: 7

39. Savannah Sparrow   Number observed: 2

40. Song Sparrow   Number observed: 2

41. Lincoln's Sparrow   Number observed: 1

42. Swamp Sparrow   Number observed: 1

43. Ovenbird   Number observed: 1

44. Northern Waterthrush   Number observed: 1

45. Golden-winged Warbler   Number observed: 1

46. Black-and-white Warbler   Number observed: 1

47. Tennessee Warbler   Number observed: 1

48. Nashville Warbler   Number observed: 1

49. Common Yellowthroat   Number observed: 1

50. American Redstart   Number observed: 10

51. Cape May Warbler   Number observed: 2

52. Northern Parula   Number observed: 1

53. Magnolia Warbler   Number observed: 3

54. Bay-breasted Warbler   Number observed: 1

55. Blackpoll Warbler   Number observed: 4

56. Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler   Number observed: 1

57. Black-throated Blue Warbler   Number observed: 4

58. Yellow-rumped Warbler   Number observed: 1

59. Black-throated Green Warbler   Number observed: 2

60. Wilson's Warbler   Number observed: 2

61. Northern Cardinal   Number observed: 2

If you’d like more information about a bird, check out the All About Birds ID guide:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/

Corrections, additions and comments are welcome.

Good birding everyone,

Jennie