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 canopy.
Given the eye strain I walked back toward the center trail and happened upon this Northern Flicker foraging in the grass.
Overhead a pair of Black-throated Green Warblers were heard singing their diagnostic "Zee-zee-zee-zur-zee" call. Among them was a Blackburnian Warbler that stayed high in the canopy and was difficult to photograph.
A pair of Ovenbirds were singing from opposite sides of the woods, and I managed to see one of them fly across the trail ahead of me. I could not relocate it, though in the deep woods.
I did finally get a pic of a Yellow-rumped Warbler as I headed back to the car.
This morning the birds were difficult to find and high in the canopy so photos were difficult to obtain. I'll try again tomorrow...
Elizabeth Park (Trenton), Wayne, Michigan, US
May 3, 2025 8:00 AM - 9:31 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.829 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, cool, sprinkles. 50F
38 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 9
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) 1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 2
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
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May 3, 2025 8:00 AM - 9:31 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.829 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, cool, sprinkles. 50F
38 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 3
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 9
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 6
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata) 1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 3
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 2
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)
