Migrants were certainly abundant this morning, April 26!
Our suburban yard is typically not as good during the spring as in the fall,
but we had Gray Catbird, two Eastern Kingbirds, Red-eyed Vireo, three
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks visiting our feeders, multiple Yellow Warblers,
Chesnut-sided Warbler, two Indigo Buntings, Summer Tanager, and Orchard Oriole
on our migrant list. Not much, but always a highlight for us!
Next we stopped by the Discovery Center Wetlands for a little over an hour and
tallied 51 species - a high for me here. The best birds (narrowed down!)
included: a flyover Common Loon, migrating Double-crested Cormorants, two
Veerys (Veeries?), lots of Swainson's Thrushes, an aggressive male Cerulean
Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, and a surprisingly high number of Yellow
Warblers. (Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23067196)
We took a swing by Gateway Island afterwards. A Solitary Sandpiper and a
Spotted Sandpiper were the only notable species.
Finally we walked the mulch trail at the Stones River National Battlefield and
had a couple of Prairie Warblers and White-eyed Vireos a piece, Common
Yellowthroat, Summer Tanager, and Indigo Bunting.
All in all, it was a fun morning with lots of migrants! Now let me get back to
photographing our grosbeaks...
Chloe WalkerMurfreesboro, TNwww.chloesbirdingblog.blogspot.com