I spent a couple hours at Montrose this morning, September 13. Given the cold air and northwest winds I was expecting a great day but the birding was fair at best. I ended up with 14 species of warbler, the most common of which were Tennessee, Blackpoll, Palm, Magnolia, and American Redstart. Thrushes, flycatchers, and sparrows were scarce. Here’s my partial list:<\/p>\n
Black-bellied Plover – 2
\nSemipalmated Plover – 1
\nBaird’s Sandpiper – 1
\nSanderling – ~50
\nBlack Tern – 1, the juvenile from yesterday. Seen early in the morning only.
\nLeast Flycatcher – 1
\nRed-eyed Vireo – 2
\nPhiladelphia Vireo – 1
\nWarbling Vireo – 1, singing
\nTree Swallow – 2
\nBarn Swallow – ~6
\nPurple Martin – 2
\nCliff Swallow – ~20
\nRed-breasted Nuthatch – 1, FOS
\nSwainson’s Thrush – 3
\nTennessee Warbler – ~10
\nNashville Warbler – ~5
\nCape May Warbler – 1
\nMagnolia Warbler – ~12
\nYellow-rumped Warbler – 1
\nBlack-and-white Warbler – 2
\nBlack-throated Green Warbler – 2
\nBlackpoll Warbler – ~8
\nPalm Warbler – ~12
\nConnecticut Warbler – 1
\nWilson’s Warbler – ~5
\nNorthern Waterthrush – 2
\nCommon Yellowthroat – ~4
\nAmerican Redstart – ~12
\nSavannah Sparrow – ~6
\nWhite-throated Sparrow – 2
\nBobolink – 1<\/p>\n
All of the swallows were seen together. They were feeding over and around the pine trees near the lake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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