Garret Mountain – Picture Day! May 10th, 2013

Magnolia WarblerYou know its a good day of birding when you get home and still hear bird song in your head. I was watching the Rangers swearing there was a Black-throated Blue Warbler at the game. Anyways, it was another good day at Garret! 17 Warbler species and 4 Vireo! Picked up a singing Hooded Warbler 2 calling Blue-winged Warbler and multiple Magnolia Warbler that I didn’t see yesterday. It must have been picture day because there was an amazing Magnolia on Wilson who wanted his picture taken and a super cooperative Black-throated Green Warbler near the pond where the Warbling Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers hang out.  My favorites of the day were two towards the end of the day in a single Bay-breasted Warbler (on the hill on Wilson) and a Yellow-throated Vireo (behind the Boat House building on the pond up the stream a ways).  If the weather holds it should be another good day for the World Series of Birding at Garret! Will probably see many teams starting there tomorrow morning.

Black-throated Green Warbler

Some of the numbers:

Nashville Warbler (1), Blue-winged Warbler (2), Chestnut-sided Warbler (1), Northern Parula (10+), Yellow Warbler (2), Prairie Warbler (1), Palm Warbler (1), Magnolia Warbler (4), Yellow-rumped Warbler (10+), Black-throated Green Warbler (10+), Black-throated Blue Warbler (10+), Bay-breasted Warbler (1), Blackpoll Warbler (1), Black-and-white Warbler (10+), American Redstart (10+), Common Yellowthroat (5+) , Ovenbird (10+), Hooded Warbler (1).

Yellow-throated Vireo (1), Blue-headed Vireo (3), Red-eyed Vireo (5), Warbling Vireo (5)

Both Baltimore and Orchard Oriole, Scarlet Tanager and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Many Veery and Wood Thrush a single Swainson’s Thrush.

Scarlet Tanager

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

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