Just a quick update ...
I did quite a bit of birding in the Middleton area over the weekend, but didn't do any photography with the exception of a few cell phone habitat shots. Locations included the Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor, Marshall Park, and Pope Farm Conservancy. A total of 16 warbler species were found, which seems about average for early September.
Here are the species observed over the weekend in binomial scientific Latin names:
Branta canadensis
Anas platyrhynchos
Meleagris gallopavo
Zenaida macroura
Chordeiles minor
Archilochus colubris
Antigone canadensis
Charadrius vociferus
Larus delawarensis
Butorides virescens
Cathartes aura
Accipiter cooperii
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Buteo jamaicensis
Megaceryle alcyon
Melanerpes carolinus
Dryobates pubescens
Dryobates villosus
Colaptes auratus
Contopus virens
Sayornis phoebe
Vireo gilvus
Vireo olivaceus
Cyanocitta cristata
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Poecile atricapillus
Baeolophus bicolor
Hirundo rustica
Regulus calendula
Sitta carolinensis
Sitta canadensis
Troglodytes aedon
Sturnus vulgaris
Dumetella carolinensis
Catharus ustulatus
Turdus migratorius
Bombycilla cedrorum
Passer domesticus
Haemorhous mexicanus
Spinus tristis
Spizella passerina
Spizella pusilla
Melospiza melodia
Melospiza georgiana
Parkesia noveboracensis
Vermivora chrysoptera
Mniotilta varia
Leiothlypis peregrina
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Geothlypis trichas
Setophaga ruticilla
Setophaga tigrina
Setophaga americana
Setophaga magnolia
Setophaga castanea
Setophaga fusca
Setophaga pensylvanica
Setophaga striata
Setophaga coronata
Setophaga virens
Cardinalis cardinalis
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Passerina cyanea
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