Hey everyone,
Thursday afternoon/evening I went to Mink Brook to see if any migrants had arrived. Before I could get very watch I watched two Black-and-white Warblers fighting each other pretty close to me; one even had the tail feathers of the other in its beak before letting go. I saw a Carolina Wren, I think the first I have seen at Mink Brook, but the highlight was a male NASHVILLE WARBLER near the end of the trail. Such a great species to observe.
I also had a 'spring' azure at some mud on the trail. Below is the list of species I had.
Cheers,
Kyle Kittelberger
Dartmouth
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Mink Brook wetlands area, Hanover, Grafton, US-NH
May 2, 2013 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
27 speciesWood Duck 3
Mallard 10
Common Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
heard onlyBlack-and-white Warbler 3
two of the birds were fighting in flight. They then landed on the
side of a tree, with one bird holding the tail feathers of the other in its beak. At this point the 'trapped' bird started to scream/scold the other before both flew their separate waysNashville Warbler 1
adult malePine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
American Goldfinch 6
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