Don and I spent the morning at Magee Marsh today where we got to see friends and lots of birds.
Nice numbers and diversity of warblers. We had some 20 species. Chestnut-sided Warblers were common as were Magnolia, Bay-breasted, Palm and others. We heard Blackpoll Warblers and Northern Waterthrushes.
We must have had 7-8 Black-throated Blue Warblers. Surprisingly, for many species there were females as well as males present.
Nice running into old friends like Jody and Jerry. I also had time to chat with Heidi and Alex but somehow forgot to get a photo.
A poorly lit Eastern Fox Snake.
A red bat may have been the highlight of the day.
Not a lot of plants. I managed to find one clump of columbine and the willow flowers often hid birds, especially Yellow Warblers and Prothonotary Warblers.
We got to hear and see several Prothonotary Warblers including a pair.
The Bald Eagle nest was huge and active.
Watching a Common Nighthawk fly by and then land on a cottonwood branch was fun. As both Don and I got to alert many people to its presence.
The final highlight of the day was a pair of Yellow-headed Blackbirds at Howard Marsh Metropark, a few miles west of Magee.
That’s all for now, more tomorrow…
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