Warblers in the Wind - 29 Apr 2025
High winds were forecasted for today with storms and cold temps coming for the next couple of days. I decided to run down to Magee Marsh, anyway. Perhaps I could get there and walk the boardwalk before the winds got really strong. Nope.
Winds were already blowing 20 - 30 mph at 7:30 am under mostly cloudy skies. The parking lot at Magee was relatively quiet in terms of car numbers (dozen or so) and the wind was blowing in off the lake near the east end of the boardwalk. Still, song was in the air.
Yellow Warblers were the bird of the day. I'd see at least a dozen and hear them all morning long.
I saw another photographer photographing something on the ground next to the boardwalk and suspected a waterthrush, and sure enough a Northern Waterthrush was foraging nearby. It was skulky and difficult to get any clear shots, but I managed a decent capture. I'd hear and see several more during my walk toward the west end of the boardwalk.
Several Carpenter Bees were hovering over the boardwalk ahead of me so I attempted some photos. I thought they were just Bumble Bees at first, but then saw the yellow face while reviewing photos.
A pair of Northern Parula were a nice find. They were a bit high overhead, though.
Hermit Thrushes are still around. Several flew through the thickest of the understory but I caught this one posing next to the boardwalk near the west end.
A singing Black-throated Green Warbler was a nice find. It foraged relatively close by and gave me my best looks of the day.
A Prothonotary Warbler was reported by a passerby and sure enough was foraging overhead by the west end of the big loop. Unfortunately, it did not cooperate well and I managed only one decent pic.
Warbling Vireos were singing along the east side of the boardwalk.
My mystery bird of the morning was this drab warbler that I suspect may be Orange-crowned Warbler.
Magee Marsh--Causeway Marshes (Ottawa Co.), Ottawa, Ohio, US
Apr 29, 2025 7:25 AM - 9:22 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.613 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, wind storm w 20-30mph SW
38 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 32
Sora (Porzana carolina) 2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 2
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1 Singing next to boardwalk. Might have photos.
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 18
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 6
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 8
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 10
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 4
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 3
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 9
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 9
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
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Apr 29, 2025 7:25 AM - 9:22 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.613 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, wind storm w 20-30mph SW
38 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 32
Sora (Porzana carolina) 2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 2
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1 Singing next to boardwalk. Might have photos.
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 18
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 6
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 1
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 8
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 10
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 4
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 3
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 9
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 1
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 9
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
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I'd swing through Howard Marsh on the way home but did not see anything of interest. The winds were producing white-caps on the inland ponds.
