Finally, Some Warblers - 30 Sep 2025
Finally, some warblers. After several outings this week without seeing a single bird to photograph I found a small flock of warblers at Elizabeth Park in Trenton, MI. At the junction of three trails next to the maintenance yard I found a flock of mostly Ruby-crowned Kinglets but managed to spot this Black-throated Green Warbler within camera range.
A Blue-headed Vireo appeared close enough to photograph, as well. It never stayed still.
Merlin picked up a Yellow-throated Vireo, and I managed to see one briefly, but had to settle for this cooperative Tennessee Warbler at eye-level foraging among the privet berries.
A small flock of Nashville Warblers then appeared and gave me slightly better images at many different angles.
Finally, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet made an appearance ever-so-briefly.
The rest of the trails were quiet. I hiked the creek bed in the wooded understory and managed a quick photo of an Eastern Chipmunk in very low light.
Elizabeth Park (Trenton), Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 30, 2025 8:44 AM - 9:56 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.69 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Clear, calm, 62F
23 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 120
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 4
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 5
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 6
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 6
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) 1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 4
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
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Sep 30, 2025 8:44 AM - 9:56 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.69 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Clear, calm, 62F
23 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 120
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 4
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 5
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 6
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 6
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) 1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 4
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
