Nature Done Wright

The cold front brought in some nice birds on this picture perfect
morning–highlighted by an extremely cooperative WORM-EATING
WARBLER–my first at CF since my CF Big Year in '06!

 I watched it at
and below eye level mostly in the open for over 10 minutes, as it
caught and devoured some tasty morsels, including a scrumptuous daddy
long-legs.  This may be the most under-rated warbler–What a gorgeous
bird!

 Other highlights incl. a CHESTNUT-CHIDED WARBLER (aka
"Limey"), a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 2 dueling RT HUMMERS, and a pair of
INDIGO BUNTINGS at Greenway, with the gleaming male singing a partial
song.

 Strangely I only saw 1 other person this morning, a jogger.
   
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Location:     The Celery Farm
Observation date:     8/7/09
Notes:     Outstanding views of Worm–my first here since
2006<br>Ch-sided is my earliest fall migrant for CF that I know of
Number of species:     39+
~7:40 to ~8:45

Canada Goose     X
Mute Swan     2
Wood Duck     X
Mallard     X
Great Blue Heron     3
Great Egret     1
Black-crowned Night-Heron     2
Solitary Sandpiper     1
Mourning Dove     X
Chimney Swift     10+
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     2
Belted Kingfisher     1
Downy Woodpecker     X
Hairy Woodpecker     X H
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     X
Empidonax sp.     1
Eastern Kingbird     X H
American Crow     X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     X
Barn Swallow     4+
Black-capped Chickadee     X H
Tufted Titmouse     X
Carolina Wren     X H
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     X H
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     X
Cedar Waxwing     X H
Yellow Warbler     1 H
Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
American Redstart     2 (female seen + heard a male sing)
Worm-eating Warbler     1
Common Yellowthroat     1
Song Sparrow     X
Northern Cardinal     X
Indigo Bunting     2
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Baltimore Oriole     1 male
House Finch     2
American Goldfinch     X