First Warblers...
Tennessee Warbler
The first mixed-flocks of migrant songbirds from the north are finding their way into southern Wisconsin. I checked NexRad late last night and there was detectable migration over much the central part of the country. A few days ago at Pheasant Branch we found a Tennessee Warbler and this morning a Blackburnian Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler and Olive-sided Flycatcher. White-breasted Nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadees, Carolina Wrens and a Great Horned Owl were among resident birds. No telling for sure whether birds like American Robin, Baltimore Oriole and Rose-breasted Grosbeak were nesters at the conservancy or migrants from up north. By the end of next week, there will be a lot more!Pheasant Branch Stream Corridor 08/10/07:
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Blackburnian Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Tennessee Warbler © 2007 Mike McDowell
posted by Mike McDowell @ 7:56 AM
6 comments
6 Comments:
It is so hard to believe that we are thinking about fall migration already!
Please explain how to see migration on nexrad. Thanks!
Beautiful Photo! Can't wait to read about all your finds when I return from vacation. Hopefully some unique ones! Have a good weekend!
Type "nexrad" in the google search prompt on my blog and select the first article.
Mike M.
Yeah!
Oh, and I thought of you yesterday Mike - a green heron family is roosting in a tree at my neighbor's. There are 4 little ones. Quite a surprise - I've advised them to keep at a respectful distance. I'm offering my scope so they can get a good look (instead of standing under the tree). They're good folks, and thankfully the roost is on the quiet side of their house (smart herons!). If there is any interest on your part, let me know.
~MW
Have been seeing some shorebirds and other early migrants on the marsh behind my house--how exciting! I can almost feel autumn's wonderful crispness right around the corner....
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