Yellow Warbler at Greenbury Point

I’ve heard for years there  were Yellow Warblers at Greenbury Point, but this is the first time I’ve found one. I was actually unsure what it was for a moment.

I’m still maintaining the usual routine, but  I managed a trip to Bombay hook with Graeme, and a couple of trips to CBEC, which is starting to pick up a little.

The Trumpeter Swans are doing well.  They seem to spend all their time preening and feeding and presumably sleeping. The book says they feed in the dark, also.

A few other birds have showed up, but this is typically the slowest time of year.

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Sunrise at Possum Point.

Don’t miss the Trumpeter videos.

I saw fewer Great Crested Flycatchers than usual this year.

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Sunrise at Possum Point.

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The Trumpeter Swans are doing well.

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This female Yellow Warbler and a friend stopped briefly at Greenbury Point.

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A few Orchard Orioles usually come through the point each year.

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Green Herons are common this year.

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I don’t see many Great Egrets at Woolchurch Pond, as there’s seldom any mud.

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Many Wood Ducks are fledging.

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Black Crowned Night Herons are unusually common this year.

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Common Yellowthroats are plentiful at Greenbury Point.

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Orchard Orioles at Greenbury Point.

The current routine includes a visit to Woolchurch Pond where the Trumpeter Swans are, then Greenbury/Possum Points, Jonas Green and sometimes Quiet Waters. I’ll get to the Eastern shore soon, but gas prices are slowing me down.

The swans are doing well, and the remaining cygnet is growing rapidly.

Some birds, such as Orioles and Cuckoos, seem to be dispersing after nesting, others are less active now.

Woolchurch Pond.

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Green Herons are patient hunters.

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The pond at Jonas Green Park is home to many new Wood Ducklings.

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The remaining cygnet seems to be thriving.

Many Eastern Bluebirds are raising young.

I don’t often see Brown Thrashers at Greenbury Point.

Greenbury Point hosts Yellow Billed Cuckoos, but I don’t see them often.

Indigo Buntings are regular visitors.

You can always find Chipping Sparrows at Greenbury Point.

Goldfinches are doing very well at Greenbury Point.

I used to see Blue Grosbeaks more often.

This Great Egret was fishing near Jonas Green Park.

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Ospreys are doing well at Possum Point.

Yellow Breasted Chats regularly nest at Greenbury Point.

Who can pass up a singing Cardinal?

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This female Orchard Oriole posed nicely.