Magee report for 16-May-2006

Some scattered showers today under cloudy skies with a couple of occurrences of the sun peeking through the clouds. Temps in the lower 60's with light northwest winds. This report shows good birding on the 16th.

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May 16, 2006 birds seen from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Warblers on or near the boardwalk
1. Mourning
2. Orange-crowned
3. Hooded
4. Blackpoll
5. Wilson's
6. N. Waterthrush
7. Yellow-rumped
8. Palm
9. Black & White
10. N. Parula
11. Blackburnian
12. B.T. Green
13. B.T. Blue
14. Tennessee
15. Nashville
16. A. Redstart
17. Bay-breasted
18. Chestnut-sided
19. Canada
20. Cape May
21. C. Yellowthroat
22. Yellow
23. Magnolia
24. Pine - late bird

Vireos
1. Blue-headed
2. Red-eyed
3. Warbling
4. Philadelphia

Thrushes
1. Veery
2. A. Robin - feeding young
3. Hermit - late bird
4. Swainson's

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

Herons, Rails, Bitterns, Shorebirds
1. B.C.Night Heron
2. Green Heron
3. American Bittern
4. Virginia Rail
5. Sora
6. King Rail - seen in the morning.
7. Wilson's Snipe
8. Ruddy Turnstone - Crane Creek State Park beach

Flycatchers
1. Great-crested
2. Least - 24 +
3. E. Kingbird

Others
1. Indigo Bunting
2. R.b. Grosbeak
3. Baltimore Oriole
4. Orchard Oriole
5. House Wren
6. Marsh Wren - heard

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The rain today keeps the streak alive at seven straight days with rain. Hopefully someone spots another warbler or two to keep the other streak alive: seven straight days of at least 25 species of warblers at Magee.