Slower Day

Today was a bit slower down in the woods. Even the mosquitoes weren't quite as bad! But, even with the reduced numbers of birds, I was still able to get three FOS birds and two new property birds. One of the FOS birds was a Swainson's Thrush. I got some great looks at him. Wood Thrushes were singing again today. Warblers were not nearly as abundant, but some were evident: Tennessee, Northern Parula, Black-throated Green, Black-and-white, and a property first Kentucky Warbler. The Kentucky Warbler was singing as if he is on territory. I'll keep watching him and see if he is around this summer. The other property first bird was a Black-billed Cuckoo. I got some great looks at him. The Indigo Buntings are still thick down in the woods.

Birds Seen (33 Species): Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Mourning Dove, Black-billed Cuckoo (FOS and Property Bird #179), Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Great Crested Flycatcher, White-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, Purple Martin, Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren, Swainson's Thrush (FOS), Wood Thrush, Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Tennessee Warbler, Northern Parula, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Kentucky Warbler (FOS and Property Bird #180), Northern Cardinal, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, House Sparrow