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| Male Bobolink by Tim Spahr |
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| Blackburnian Warbler by Margo Goetschkes |
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| Immature Male Orchard Oriole by Nathan Dubrow |
This morning as Paula McFarland got our All Wings Considered walk off to a fine start. I met our group at the "S-curves" and at every turn,
we had spectacular views of migrants in the "spectacular curves"!
Our participants were treated to a wave of warblers - Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Yellow, Northern Parula, Blackpoll, Black-throated Green, Black-and-white, Common Yellowthroat, and Chestnut-sided.
There's no other warbler with a orange, flame throat like the Blackburnian's - that's a handsome bird. Bay-breasted Warblers are closely related to Blackpolls, and hybrids are reported between the two species. The research states that Bay-breasteds are known to hybridize with Yellow-rumped as well as Blackburnian warblers.
At the Wardens, we came across a pair of Orchard Orioles, mud gathering Barn Swallows, Bobolinks and Savannah Sparrows.
I came across some young, very sharp-eyed and enthusiastic birders this morning looking up at migrant songbirds and not down at an electronic device - the next generation of bird educators!
Good birding,
Sue