Northern Parula - 09 May 2025
After yesterday's rain I was anxious to get back down to Petersburg State Game Area to look for Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers. Skies were clear and the air was a crisp 45F this morning as I pulled into the parking lot off Lulu Rd.
Northern Parula and Nashville Warblers were singing from every direction, but once again were in the tree tops. I walked the field and found several Black-throated Green Warblers, Blackburnian Warbler, and more Nashville Warblers but had nothing to photograph. I would settle for long-distant views of a pair of male Scarlet Tanagers and this pair of Field Sparrows near the car. No Blue-winged Warblers.
Just as I was about to get into the car I heard a Northern Parula singing close by. I spotted this guy low in the branches next to the car and took the opportunity to shoot away...
I then drove over to the lot on Teal Road to check the field where I heard the Golden-winged Warbler yesterday. This time I heard it in the distance, but could not locate it. Another Scarlet Tanager, more Nashville Warblers, Black-throated Green Warblers and Field Sparrows were seen. This Nashville Warbler appeared briefly while I looked for a Black-throated Green Warbler.
Petersburg SGA, Monroe, Michigan, US
May 9, 2025 7:47 AM - 8:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.805 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Clear, calm, cool 40F
36 species
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 7
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 6
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 4
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 6
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) 1 Singing in field next to lot on Teal Rd. Continuing from yesterday.
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) 1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 4
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 6
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 4
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 3
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 3
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
May 9, 2025 7:47 AM - 8:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.805 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Clear, calm, cool 40F
36 species
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 7
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 6
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 4
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 6
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) 1 Singing in field next to lot on Teal Rd. Continuing from yesterday.
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) 1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 4
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 6
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 4
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 3
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 3
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
