Tanager wasteland

fledgling Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus

Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla

Dekay's Brown Snake Storeria dekayi

  Went west with Dan to have a snoop for a Summer Tanager found by Jesse White a few days ago in a suburban wasteland - a great record. No luck on the twitch, but we did come across some season firsts, and a lovely little Dekay's Brown Snake, which I removed from the perilous bike path. Wot a tiny little ripper, I yelped in an Australian accent. 

Parc Centenaire William Cosgrove, May 20, 2017

Double-crested Cormorant-4
Great Blue Heron-1
Canada Goose-15
Wood Duck-1
Mallard-2
Turkey Vulture-1
Ring-billed Gull-4
Downy Woodpecker-2
Great Crested Flycatcher-1 heard
Warbling Vireo-5
Blue Jay-1
American Crow-2
Black-capped Chickadee-4
Red-breasted Nuthatch-2
American Robin-8+
Gray Catbird-5
European Starling-4
Tennessee Warbler-6
Yellow Warbler-8
Chestnut-sided Warbler-1 heard
Magnolia Warbler-1
Yellow-rumped Warbler-1
American Redstart-5
Ovenbird-1 heard
Northern Cardinal-6
Song Sparrow-1
Baltimore Oriole-4, attending and defending nests
Red-winged Blackbird-10
Common Grackle-4
American Goldfinch-6+
House Finch-4
+ Dekay's Brown Snake-1