Hey everyone,
I spent the remainder of the evening birding Mink Brook. I started out near the power station where Jeff reported the Blue-winged Warbler, but that area was pretty dead (the flock had moved on) so I went over to Quinn Trail on the other side of the road (which I usually just lump into my Mink Brook preserve posts, but this area is definitely a hotspot) and refound the Blue-winged Warbler, as I mentioned. Gorgeous bird, always love seeing that species; plus a state bird for me! In addition to the BWWA, I also had a cooperative Veery and a chinking Rose-breasted Grosbeak, new for my site list for the day. With 11 species of warblers along Mink Brook and a plethora of other migrants, it was a fantastic day!
I also spent some more time observing the two empids at Quinn Trail that I had earlier. The one which I observed the longest responded behaviorally to YBFL song/calls. I was thinking it might be an immature yellow-bellied with a whitish breast but after going through some pics I took of it, its a Least. I did however get a quick glimpse at the Yellow-bellied again before it disappeared in the brush. It was calling from a hidden perch for a while, but didn't give the classic YBFL call, instead a call that sounded like a Least. But when it flew into the open briefly (responding to YBFL vocalization), it showed a yellowish breast (seemed pretty uniformly yellow from the quick view I got), a yellowish-olive back, and to me seemed a little bigger than the Least I had been looking at. I would like to get some pics of this bird to be 100% certain; maybe i'll try tomorrow evening.
Below is the list of notable species I had along Quinn Trail this evening:
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher- 1 same bird as this morning
Least Flycatcher- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 1
House Wren- 2
Veery- 1 FOS
Gray Catbird- 2
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER- 1 FOS
Common Yellowthroat- 4
American Redstart- 4
Yellow Warbler- 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Baltimore Oriole- 1
Cheers,
Kyle
On Monday, May 12, 2014 5:58 PM, kkturtledude <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
The flock has moved to the other side of the road, looking at the Blue-winged now along the grassy trail on the right.
Kyle
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From: Jeff MacQueen
Date:05/12/2014 5:42 PM (GMT-05:00)
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Subject: [UVB] Blue-winged Warbler at Mink Brook
I stopped at lower Mink Brook on my way home and had a Blue-winged Warbler right in the parking lot by the electric sub-station. It never sang, but I got great looks as it foraged in an ash tree at the end of the lot. First Blue-winged Warbler for me around here in about 15 years (when they used to breed on Goodfellow Rd.). With all the winged warbler posts lately, maybe they are making a comeback! Also present around the parking lot were
American Redstarts, Black-throated Green, Black-and-white and Chestnut-sided Warblers.
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