May 28, 2017 – Slowing Down But Still Going

I spent about 4 hours at Montrose this morning, May 28. Things have definitely slowed down, as would be expected for the date. I found only 10 species of warblers, 2 unidentified Catharus thrushes, and no sparrows other than Song and Chipping. Even flycatcher numbers seemed depressed. There were a few shorebirds at the beach early, but none stayed long, which has become typical, unfortunately. Still, I managed to find 67 species in my 4 hours. My highlights include

Sanderling – ~20
White-rumped Sandpiper – 4, early at the beach
Yellow-billed Cuckoo – 1
Black-billed Cuckoo – 1
Alder Flycatcher – 2
All 6 regularly occurring swallows
Eastern Bluebird – 1 female. Late.
Mourning Warbler – 6
Dickcissel – 1
Bobolink – 1 male

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