Water-Drip for Warblers - 08 Sep 2025
This morning I decided to take a 5-gallon jug of water to Elizabeth Park to create a water drip for warblers. I had a small water pond that was light enough to carry so I set them up in the dry creek bed along the main trail. I left it for a couple hours but didn't actually get any visitors directly to it.
Near the maintenance yard I did see a small flock of warblers. This Canada Warbler was the highlight,
but I also had Chestnut-sided Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Nashville, Cape May, Blackburnian and Magnolia Warblers.
Closer to the main trail a few more warblers appeared, including this nice male Black-throated Blue Warbler.
"Near" the water drip I finally did get a flock of warblers move through, including a pair of Tennessee Warblers and several Bay-breasted Warblers.
Black-throated Blue Warbler.
Great-crested Flycatcher.
White-breasted Nuthatches were abundant this morning, so it was equally nice to see (and hear) a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches.
Once again a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher made a momentary appearance but refused to give me a profile.
Magnolia Warbler.
More Bay-breasted Warblers.
This Black-throated Blue Warbler finally came low enough for a few nice portraits before disappearing into the brush.
I emptied the contents of the jug into the little pond and left it in the creek bed hoping it would get some (thirsty) visitors, then headed back to the car and home.
Elizabeth Park (Trenton), Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 8, 2025 8:17 AM - 10:06 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.393 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Clear, cool, calm, 50F
30 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 120
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 4
Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 2
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) 2
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 2
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) 6
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 3
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Sep 8, 2025 8:17 AM - 10:06 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.393 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Clear, cool, calm, 50F
30 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 120
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 4
Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 2
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) 2
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 1
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 2
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) 6
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 3
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
