Warblers 9

Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens

Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea

Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
(It's all about those tail markings)

Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia

Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia

Northern Parula Setophaga americana

Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
(Honestly!)

Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
(I swear!)

Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus

Brown Creeper Certhia americana

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
('Yellow-shafted')

White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

Woodchuck/Groundhog/Siffleur Marmota monax

The blue super moon from a few weeks back

‘Quiet Place’ in NDG, September 16, 2023

  Best birding day by far at a local patch I check from time to time. I always knew this location had the potential to absorb some ‘migratory shrapnel’ from Mount Royal, and today was finally that day. It was a lovely 21 degrees and sunny out, and last night’s migration radars were glowing white-hot (George was right!).

  The trees were absolutely dripping with warblers, most of which were personal firsts for the site. Nine species were recorded: Tennessee, Nashville, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Black-throated Green, Yellow-rumped, Bay-breasted, and Black-and-white. The most numerous warbler species on the day were Black-throated Green and Bay-breasted, with 6-10+ of each.

Also of note:

-A Least Flycatcher and two Eastern Phoebes

-At least three Philadelphia Vireos

-Carpets of White-throated Sparrows spread throughout — a conservative count of 100

-A female-type Scarlet Tanager

-A dozen or so Northern Flickers

-A nice round total of 30 species logged in 2.5 hours

-A couple of mystery birds were left on the table

-And I got a bug in the eye

-The end