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PRAIRIE WARBLERS are back and BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS are more abundant. Other recent arrivals seen on the morning walk were CHIPPING SPARROWS, PINE WARBLERS, HOUSE WRENS, and a gorgeous BROAD-WINGED HAWK.

Eastern Phoebes have staked out their territories and Field Sparrows still remain in very large numbers.

Spent 2 hrs this morning at local migrant trap, Sachem’s Head in Guilford,CT this morning. Lots of the usual suspects, but zero, nada, zilch as far as migrants. It seems like the winds kept everything well west of central CT shore

There are definitely a few more migrants in southern Ontario this morning. WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS are starting to move in. I also saw some GOLD FINCHES, BROWN THRASHERS, more BEROWN HEADED COWBIRDS, and more SONG SPARROWS.

This was the first big wave to come through.

Long Point Bird Observatory has weekly updates for those interested:
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/lpbo/sightings.html

Glassboro Woods was excellent again this morning! Definately new birds in from the big push. Both breeders and migrants. Don’t know what put them down here this morning unless we had some northerly winds kick in last night which I think I remember from the forecasts.
Numbers and species for 2 hours of birdings:
Breeders – 8 OVENBIRDS (FOY here), 2 COMMON
YELLOWTHROATS, 4 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, 3
WORM-EATING WARBLERS (FOY here), 6 BLACK and
WHITE WARBLERS, only 2 singing PINES (they are getting quiet – been here awhile). Migrants were good with 8 PALM WARBLERS, 21 YELLOW-RUMPED’S, 18 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, and 13
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (these might have been the bulk of the movement today?? – a lot for here and most singing!). The surprise of the morning was a singing WILSON’S WARBLER – very early. Extremely early. I heard it first and tracked it down. Excellent looks.