Hey everyone,

This morning I birded Mink Brook with Peter Geithner and two other fellow Dartmouth students. What a fantastic morning along Mink Brook, it was very birdy with a great representation of species. The highlight for sure was the diversity of warblers, with an amazing 19 species recorded!!! I believe that is my all time record along Mink Brook, and if I count yesterday's Canada Warbler as an honorary member of this list, that means there was 20 species of warbler along Mink Brook in less than a day- WOW!! The best birds of the morning were as follows: a FOS Blackpoll Warbler that finally gave us great looks, a Cape May Warbler I briefly saw, multiple Tennessee Warblers in different locations, continuing Northern Waterthrush, and a female Wilson's Warbler, as well as continuing Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Scarlet Tanager, and Indigo Buntings; also nice to see some Pine Siskins. Below are the notable species from this morning's walk.

Notables: 1) Mink Brook wetlands, 2) Quinn Trail, 3) Mink Brook preserve loop

Broad-winged Hawk- 1, 0, 1

Great-crested Flycatcher- 0, 0, 2

Eastern Kingbird- 1, 0, 0

Blue-headed Vireo- 0, 0, 1

Red-eyed Vireo- 1, 0, 1

House Wren- 0, 1, 2

Veery- 1, 1, 2

Hermit Thrush- 0, 0, 1

Ovenbird- 0, 0, 5

Louisiana Waterthrush- 0, 0, 1

Northern Waterthrush- 0, 1, 0

Tennessee Warbler- 1, 0, 2 

Black-and-white Warbler- 0, 0, 3

Common Yellowthroat- 3, 6, 6

American Redstart- 4, 6, 3

Northern Parula- 1, 0, 6

Magnolia Warbler- 0, 0, 4

Blackburnian Warbler- 0, 0, 2

Cape May Warbler- 0, 1, 0

Yellow Warbler- 1, 1, 0

Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1, 2, 5

Blackpoll Warbler- 0, 1, 0

Black-throated Blue Warbler- 0, 0, 1

Pine Warbler- 1, 0, 4

Yellow-rumped Warbler- 0, 0, 2

Black-throated Green Warbler- 0, 0, 6

Wilson's Warbler- 0, 1, 0

Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 0, 1, 0

Scarlet Tanager- 0, 0, 1

Indigo Bunting- 1, 0, 1

Pine Siskin- 0, 2, 1

Cheers,

Kyle Kittelberger

Dartmouth