Magee report for 15-May-2006

Sixth straight day it rained, and on May 15h, it was a nearly constant light rain all day and into the night. Despite all the rain in the past week, May 15th also marked the sixth straight day of at least 25 species of warblers being observed at Magee. Reports from the TNA message board follow.

May 15 report 1:

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Birds seen by birders at Magee Marsh; May 15th to 2:00 pm.

Warblers on or near the boardwalk in the rain.
1. Golden-winged
2. Hooded
3. Mourning - near the hatch watch tower by the bird center.
4. Canada
5. Wilson's
6. Orange-crowned
7. Ovenbird
8. Chestnut-sided
9. Yellow
10. Palm
11. C. Yellowthroat
12. A. Redstart
13. Black & White
14. Cape May - near the bird center.
15. Magnolia
16. Bay-breasted
17. Tennessee
18. B.T. Blue
19. B.T. Green
20. Yellow-rumped
21. Blackburnian
22. N. Waterthrush
23. Nashvile
24. Blackpoll

Vireo's
1. Blue-headed
2. Red-eyed
3. Warbling

Thrushes
1. Wood
2. Veery
3. Swainson's
4. Hermit
5. A. Robin

Sparrows
1. Lincoln's
2. Song
3. Swamp
4. Chipping
5. White-throated
6. White-crowned

Flycatchers
1. Least
2. Great-crested
3. E. Kingbird
4. Acadian

Terns
1. Forster's

Eagles & Hawks
1. Bald Eagles
2. Osprey

Rails
1. King- in marsh next to the Trumpeter Swans.
2. Sora

Swans, Ducks, & Grebes
1. Trumpeter Swans
2. Blue-winged Teal
3. Mallard
4. P.b. Grebe
5. C. Moorhen

Herons, Egrets
1. Great-blue Herons
2. Green Heron
3. B.C.Night Heron
4. Great Egrets

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Report 2:

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Magee Marsh Birds since 2:00 pm

Warblers

1. Prothonotary

Sparrows

1. Clay-colored - on the beach at Crane Creek State Park. (not the wildlife beach of Magee Marsh)

Others seen during the day.

1. R.b. Grosbeak

2. Scarlet Tanager

3. Baltimore Orioles - everywhere

4. Gray Catbirds - everywhere

5. R.T. Hummingbird - in flowering shrubs across the road by the east entrance of the boardwalk. Also there is one coming to the feeder near the bird center.

Rails

1. KING - still being seen along the edge of the road on the causeway. (Area of main road that goes through the marsh wetlands before the parking lots and boardwalk.) Many birders are getting to see this bird.

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