Article source for : Magee birding 6-May-2006
In the morning, winds were from the north at 10 to 15 mph with temps 45 to 50 under cloudy skies. The sun popped out some by mid-day. Bird numbers were low with a decent variety in the warbler group. Just took a little work. At least 19 species of warblers were observed. The BSBO sold hot dogs, which provided a nice lunch break.
The best sighting was watching an adult American Woodcock with four young. The birds moved around near the boardwalk by the tower at the west entrance. The birds didn't care about the crowd of people watching them. The backs of the young birds looked almost identical as the adult. When the adult dug up a grub, and a young bird would be right by the adult's beak and would take the food from the adult. It was fun to watch. Naturally, I didn't have my camera with me. They hung around next to the boardwalk for a long time. They moved under the boardwalk too.
My other obs:
Common Yellowthroat x
Black-throated Green x
Nashville x
Myrtle xi
Palm xi
Northern Parula x
Northern Waterthrush x
Yellow xi
Magnolia x
Chestnut-sided x
Black-and-white x
Blackburnian x
Black-throated Blue x
Blue-headed Vireo x
Swamp Sparrow x
Swainson's Thrush x
White-throated Sparrow xi
Least Flycatcher x
Red-breasted Nuthatch x
Wood Thrush x
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher x
Ruby-crowned Kinglet xi
Warbling Vireo xi
Rose-breasted Grosbeak x
Winter Wren x
Yellow-throated Vireo x
The TNA <a href="http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1319&PN=2">report</a> for May 6 at Magee:
1. C. Yellowthroat
2. Yellow
3. Palm
4. Pine
5. Prairie
6. Black & White
7. A. Redstart
8. Blackburnian
9. B.t. Blue
10. B.t. Green
11. Cape May
12. Magnolia
13. N. Waterthrush
14. Ovenbird
15. Nashville
16. N. Parula
17. Chestnut-sided
18. Blackpoll
19. Yellow-rumped
Other species seen at Magee Marsh:
1. Blue-headed Vireo
2. Warbling Vireo
3. Baltimore Oriole
4. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
5. Black-billed Cuckoo
6. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7. Winter, House, & Carolina Wrens
8. Red-breasted Nuthatch
9. Great-crested Flycatcher
10. E. Kingbird
11. Common Terns
12. BLACK TERNS - 3 flyovers in the am.
13. Song, Swamp, Chipping, & White-throated Sparrows
14. Green, & Great-blue Herons
15. Great Egrets
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