Birding Through Glass

The Biggest Week in American Birding "officially" ended this past Friday, but Magee Marsh and surrounding areas will see heavy concentrations of birders through next week as birds such as Connecticut and Mourning Warblers will be moving through. I wanted to get down there so this evening (Sunday) should have fewer numbers on the boardwalk.  Arriving a bit before 6 pm skies were mostly clear, warm (84ºF), but windy with gusts up to 20 mph blowing trees and the shoreline. This was probably helpful since many of the warblers were low in the trees and putting on a show for us birders and photographers. At the east entrance to the boardwalk Chestnut-sided Warblers were plentiful and close to eye-level.  As were American Redstarts.   I was happy to see a handsome Bay-breasted Warbler.   A Black-and-White Warbler made a brief appearance but was mostly uncooperative. The highlight of the visit were the numbers of Magnolia Warblers appearing along the entire boardwalk from ...