"Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book."
― Bill Watterson
But not if you have good rain gear! A soggy 3-hour hike rendered 20 warbler species yesterday at the Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor and 80 total aves. It was the first day of my May birding vacation. I'm about to head out the door to a sunnier day, but the temperatures are starting in the mid-forties. Winds were out of the northeast, so expectations are somewhat low for new arrivals. Still, if even half the birds from yesterday are still there, it'll still be a fun excursion with better light.
Branta canadensis
Aix sponsa
Anas platyrhynchos
Lophodytes cucullatus
Meleagris gallopavo
Zenaida macroura
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Chaetura pelagica
Antigone canadensis
Charadrius vociferus
Ardea herodias
Cathartes aura
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Buteo jamaicensis
Megaceryle alcyon
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Melanerpes carolinus
Picoides pubescens
Picoides villosus
Colaptes auratus
Sayornis phoebe
Myiarchus crinitus
Vireo flavifrons
Vireo solitarius
Vireo gilvus
Vireo olivaceus
Cyanocitta cristata
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Poecile atricapillus
Baeolophus bicolor
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Hirundo rustica
Sitta carolinensis
Polioptila caerulea
Troglodytes aedon
Troglodytes troglodytes
Sturnus vulgaris
Dumetella carolinensis
Catharus ustulatus
Hylocichla mustelina
Turdus migratorius
Bombycilla cedrorum
Passer domesticus
Haemorhous mexicanus
Spinus tristis
Spizella passerina
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Zonotrichia albicollis
Melospiza melodia
Melospiza georgiana
Icterus spurius
Icterus galbula
Agelaius phoeniceus
Molothrus ater
Quiscalus quiscula
Seiurus aurocapilla
Parkesia noveboracensis
Vermivora chrysoptera
Vermivora cyanoptera
Mniotilta varia
Oreothlypis celata
Leiothlypis peregrina
Setophaga petechia
Setophaga ruticilla
Setophaga americana
Setophaga parula
Setophaga magnolia
Setophaga castanea
Setophaga fusca
Setophaga coronata
Setophaga virens
Cardellina canadensis
Cardellina pusilla
Piranga olivacea
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Passerina cyanea
Cardinalis cardinalis
Guiraca caerulea
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