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A nice morning walk around HMF indicated that birds arrived here during last nights migration. Not the diversity or density as May 5th, but still a very birdy morning.

Here’s the list(8:00am - 9:00am):

Mourning Dove
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Blue-winged Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch

A hurried walk around the Jacques Lane section of Six Mile Run indicated loads of birds, didn’t have time to make a list. That place is one of the birdiest that I have ever visited. Several pairs of orchard orioles near the abandoned farmhouse.

I think most of the birds were breeders, though.

David

After checking with several birding groups a total of 21 species of Warbler were seen at the Hook today. Highlight’s included, Kentucky Cape May, Bay-brested and nice numbers of Canada’s and Wilsons. There was also a Blue-winged doing an almost perfect call of a Golden-winged. Chestnut- sided, Maggie and Blackpoll were well represented.In an unusual note, four Black Vultures were seen. Very rare for the Hook. We weren’t at the Hook on May 5 so we can’t compare todays flight to the 5th but the numbers were not overwhelming. By the way, Calvin’s Hawk watching days ended on the 15th.

Stuart & Wendy Malmid