Lorena and I spent a couple productive hours near Newport High School Sunday afternoon.
Highlights were 8 species of warblers, Wilson's Snipe, Brown Thrasher, Veery, Eastern Kingbird, and singing Bobolinks.
We were also overwhelmed by Red Admiral butterflies...there were dozens flying around. We have had numbers of them in our yard as well...they are far more numerous than I remember them
being in the past. We also saw an (early?) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, plus Mourning Cloak, several American Lady, Spring Azure, Clouded Sulphur, and Cabbage White.
Mark Krenitsky
Species list:
C. Goose
Mallard
Black Duck
Turkey Vulture
Killdeer
Wilson's Snipe
Mourning Dove
Rock Pigeon
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Veery
American Robin
Brown Thrasher
Gray Catbird
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Ovenbird
Wilson's Warbler
American Cardinal
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch