Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Mount Royal Cemetery, September 6, 2025

Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia

Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii

Merlin Falco columbarius
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus







Did a 3-hour circuit of the Cem with George and Harry, two Saturdays gone.

Started really slow, with no birds, no nothing, anywhere.

Eventually got onto a thin trickle of warblers on ‘Townsend’s Solitaire Ridge’ (G3/G4). There were at least seven Magnolias, along with small numbers of Black-and-white, Blackburnian, Cape May, and a possible Wilson’s.

American Crows were mixing it up with resident Merlins and Cooper’s Hawks.

Still some Eastern Bluebirds and Grey Catbirds around, and a singing REVI on the way out.

Sprinkled on and off, with fairly high winds at times, overcast with flat light.

Many trees were down in the cemetery as a result of some recent strong winds.

Ended up with 21 species.

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