Warblers Starting to Increase - 03 May 2025
Conditions were on the cold side with clouds, sprinkles and 48F when I arrived at Elizabeth Park shortly before 8 am. The woods were quiet as I walked the trails but gradually woke up within the hour. I heard a Great-crested Flycatcher giving a raspy "WHEEP" from the treetops and could only ID it when it flew. Otherwise it was a dark silhouette against dark skies. In fact, most all of the birds were difficult to ID due to dark skies. This Ruby-crowned Kinglet was about the only bird that was at eye-level but it was moving so fast through the brush that I could only get a pic or two before it disappeared. A Carolina Wren was singing loudly near the Maintenance Yard and I managed to find it momentarily. A small pocket of warblers were found in the oaks along the outside edge of the middle woods. Among them were several Yellow-rumped Warblers and an Orange-crowned Warbler . A Baltimore Oriole flew in, and while scanning it I found an Indigo Bunting quietly sitting in the c...
