Field Ornithology 2020 - Day 5

I wasn't feeling great Friday morning so I got a little bit of a later start, but that didn't seem to hurt my species count for the day! Upon arrival at Woodside, I spent a decent amount of time in a wet area with some large old trees that yielded Tennessee Warblers (saw and heard), a Magnolia Warbler which I also saw and heard (though there has been some disagreement on iNaturalist about that ID based on the recording...) and a Swamp Sparrow which I was able to see singing as well.

Got a lot of practice with Baltimore Oriole vs. Rose-breasted Grosbeak song. Also got to see some nest building and an Oriole fly into a nest! The day ended amazingly with an Indigo Bunting by the parking lot!

Herp highlights included Gray Tree Frog and a Snapping Turtle.

ID challenge was the squeeky American Redstart song that almost sounds like a Blackburnian or a Black-and-White Warbler.

Checklists from the day were:
https://ebird.org/vt/checklist/S69449074
https://ebird.org/vt/checklist/S69457375

Posted on May 24, 2020 01:38 AM by lizamorse