Today was one of the best migration shows in our yard ever. eBird had two of
the warblers flagged as rare, that I consider fairly common. I assume that's
because they are so early. It did not flag the ones we seldom see here at our
house, namely Worm-Eating and Blue-Winged.
The two early flags were Black-Throated Blue and Magnolia, both seen and ID-ed
with good certainty.
I think I've seen a lot of early reports from MD and VA this month. Is it just
me, or does it seem like fall migration is at least 2 weeks early this year?
The full list is below.
Steve Johnson
Fairfax, Virginia
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: back yard watching, pretty much all day long
24 species (+1 other taxa)
Turkey Vulture 1
Buteo sp. 1 fly over, poor lighting, short glimpse
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2 calling several times during the day
Fish Crow 8 one flock flying over together and calling
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 4 family group together. adults feeding one begging immature.
Carolina Wren 2
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 2 several good looks, foraging in trees in back yard in
mixed flock with REVI, WEWA, CACH, and TUTI. Saw unmistakeable black-and-white
undertail pattern clearly, several times. Dark back, white wing bars, all
yellow chest and belly. Faint streaking on sides, different amount on each
bird. First year birds.
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 adult male. rich dark slaty blue above,
black face, white "chevron" patch on wing. first warbler of the day today, 9
AM. Normally seen passing through our yard 2nd week of September.
Canada Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 1 front yard; everything else here, back yard
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 2
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24724008
