Hey everyone, Late this morning I biked up to Grasse Rd off of E Wheelock. I arrived to my favorite area and started to hear some activity. A couple Northern Parulas were calling, telling me that a flock of some birds were moving into the area I was. I then started to see some Red-eyed Vireos, and heard what I was pretty sure were Blue-headed Vireos, but it wasn't until I played some calls to confirm my suspicions that the whole area came alive. It was very interesting for me to find out that the Blue-headed Vireos were leading the flock, as the rest of the birds seemed to accumulate in eareas where Blue-headeds were calling/singing. I have been to another of regions and seen what birds lead the flocks, so it was neat for me to find out, at least here with this flock, that the birds were following the Blue-headeds. Some of the other birds in the area foraging around were Black-throated Green, Cape May (2 immature/fall birds), and Blackburnian Warblers and Scarlet Tanagers. I was wondering, are Black-throated Greens usually the last or one of the last warblers to leave the area for fall migration? They seem to be the most numerous warbler I have come across. Below is my list of birds I had this morning. Kyle Kittelberger Dartmouth ----------------------------------------------------------- E Wheelock Rd/Balch Hill, Grafton, US-NH Sep 20, 2012 10:40 AM - 12:05 PM Protocol: Area 2.5 ac 19 species Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Blue-headed Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 6 Common Raven 3 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Winter Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Gray Catbird 1 Cedar Waxwing 1 Cape May Warbler 2 immature/first winter birds Northern Parula 2 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Pine Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 4 Scarlet Tanager 6 American Goldfinch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)