Dark, Rainy Morning - 30 Aug 2026

 

A walk around Elizabeth Park was quiet, dark and rainy. Temperature was pushing 70ºF and the air was still. Little movement in the trees and less on the ground. I picked up a few White Oak acorns to plant in the yard, otherwise it was a quiet walk in the rain.

I did stumble upon a small group of warblers high in the canopy, but they appeared as dark silhouettes among the light sky and dark leaves. I'd make out (post-processing) Magnolia Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Chestnut-sided Warbler. Only this Eastern Wood-Pewee was low enough to photograph.

Elizabeth Park (Trenton), Wayne, Michigan, US
Aug 30, 2026 8:12 AM - 8:52 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.783 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Cloudy, calm raining, 70F
17 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  60
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  12
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)  1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)  2
Eastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  1
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)  1
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S388260987

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