[wisb] Wyalusing 5/29 to 6/1/Grant County

This report is a day late due to lack of internet access.
I arrived at Wyalusing on the evening of  5/29 and had only a couple of
hours to bird, but they were quite interesting. At the entrance station
Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds were mobbing the feeders and I knew this was going to be a good
visit. At the boat landing, the Prothonotary Warblers that Daryl Tessen
reported were extremely active. None landed on my hat (I'm not a bird
magnet) but they came close. Three of them were chasing each other, zooming
over
my head and landing everywhere- parking lot, boat trailers, railroad
crossing gate and of course the trees. This was the weirdest Prothonotary
encounter I've
ever had. As daylight diminished, I headed for the observatory and didn't
even make it into the parking lot before I heard and saw a Henslow's
Sparrow.
On 5/30 my mission was to see a Yellow-throated Warbler. Unfortunately
during this trip the birds were singing briefly and then moving to a
different location
making spotting impossible. I heard them near Point Lookout, on Long Valley
Road near the intersection with the road to the Passenger Pigeon Monument,
and at the Homestead Picnic area ( caught a millisecond glimpse of the
singer, but not visually identifiable).
Likewise, Kentucky Warblers were hard to come by. I had a good look at one
between Homestead Picnic area and the South Picnic area, and heard one on
the Sand Cave Trail, but they were not singing at their usual many
locations. On 6/1 I met Ty and Ida Baumann, and Kentucky Warbler was their
target species
for the day, so I hope they found one.
On 5/31, I looked for Louisiana Waterthrush on the Sugar Maple Trail, but a
large number of children from the group camp made birding difficult. I later
found one along the newly reconstructed Sand Cave Trail on 6/1.
I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoos at several locations and spotted a Northern
Parula Warbler carrying what appeared to be nesting material, but I suppose
it
might have been something else. Cerulean Warblers and Acadian Flycatchers
were abundant. Tufted Titmouse was along the Sand Cave Trail.
The biggest miss was Red-headed Woodpecker. The park is usually very
reliable for seeing them.

Thomas Wood,Menomonee Falls,Waukesha County

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