Four top warblers

Four quality warbler species topped the day_- a rare hybrid and Chat among the foursome along with  two Peninsula "residents" .

The morning started when I arrived atop Lookout Hills Butterfly Meadow where a number of birders gathered found a rare Brewster's Warbler in the northwest pin oak. I had the unlucky difficulty trying to find the obscure bird inside those full sized leaves. I was only lucky getting a Parula warbler. Soon after Anthony R spotted a Yellow breasted chat on a ash sapling in the meadow. It pays to be patient and lucky.

During the day, alerts went out for both Hooded and Prothonotary warblers on the Peninsula. The Hooded focused on the center area whereas the Prothonotary stuck to the water edge of the thumb towards peninsula point. I was fortunate  thanks to Kathy Toomeys tip on the Hooded I finally saw my seasons first after work ended at 4 pm..A hyperactive bird which I saw initially 2 seconds, after a half hour search, found the bird again for more fleeting looks. It stayed West of the path fork, these woods it's safe harbor .

Another 20 minutes later a fellow birder Max found the Prothonotary entering the Hooded's wooded domain.

In other news , an Olive sided Flycatcher was reported on Prospects Hammerhead;look for snags for this bird to perch openly. A Gray cheeked Thrush at Upper Pool and a Worm eating Warbler at the Picnic House trickle pool (opposite Winners cafe, at the broken water fountain ) filled out noteworthy bird sightings .

I happen to see Swainsons thrush and a few Veeries around. Yes, not a big deal but for this busybody worker, I'll take them as part of my spring migration experience 

"There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for spring." — Rachel Carson


"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough
100 years old May 8th