9/12/21
This morning my plans to stay home and do housework were waylaid by the
report of a Lawrence's warbler at Radnor, a "lifer," even if a hybrid,
which I have wanted for many years. It was enough to both supercede my
plans, as well as a general rule not to go to Radnor on the weekends. It
was as crowded as expected, taking much effort to even find a parking
space. My favorite human moment of many not-favorite human moments (mostly
- "what are you looking at?") was when a young boy screamed, " Mommy! It's
just like a FOREST!"
:-)
Long story short, I made two different trips out and failed to find the
Lawrence's, but did have 11 species of warbler, as well as Philly Vireos,
Veery, and many Swainson's thrushes - and on my second trip out around 4 pm
this afternoon, there was an early fall male RUDDY DUCK diving out in the
lake with the Wood Ducks and a trio of Blue-winged Teal. I scanned the lake
carefully earlier, so I'm pretty sure this guy dropped in this afternoon.
This is a pretty early date for a fall arrival.
Birdcast indicates fairly low migration tonight, so I'll be out there
trying for the Lawrence's again in the morning. I'd really love to see that
bugger.
Graham Gerdeman
Davidson
