Blackburnian Warbler
“On the morning of September 26 I caught glimpses of one, then two Blackburnian warblers high up in an old White Pine on Shore Road.”
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On May 21 eleven types of warblers were seen along Shore Road, many of them within the upper canopy of our old oaks, including a wonderful pair of Blackburnian Warblers and greater numbers of Canada (with both male and female exhibiting the telltale black streaked necklace), Wilson’s, Magnolia and Tennessee Warblers.
On the morning of September 26 I caught glimpses of one, then two Blackburnian warblers high up in an old White Pine on Shore Road.
On May 26 my wife, son and I silently spied on a female Blackburnian Warbler taking a bath in a slow moving brook along the fringes of our property.
Adding to this dreamy day, many Blackburnian Warblers were spotted in the treetops plucking insects (also called “hover-gleaning”).
On one particular outing I spied six different types of warblers, including a single Cape May Warbler and two Blackburnian Warblers high up in an old White Birch and six male and two female Black-throated Blue Warblers foraging within a lush fern grove.
On the following day, October 17, in a Amelanchier Service Berry shrub in my yard I counted six Blackpoll Warblers, and later in the afternoon a Blackburnian Warbler dropped down from the upper canopy to dine upon the berries produced by this ‘Autumn Brilliance’ bush.
On this same day I spotted numerous Blackpoll Warblers, several Cape May and Northern Parula Warblers, a pair of Nashville Warblers and a single female Blackburnian Warbler.
May 20 – Blackburnian Warblers high up in White Oak Tree in backyard.
Scattered among these gems were Wilson’s Warblers, Blackburnian Warblers and Cape May Warblers, while Magnolia Warblers arrived in impressive numbers, joined by Chestnut-sided, and Tennessee Warblers.
Scattered among these living jewels were Wilson’s Warblers, Blackburnian Warblers, and Cape May Warblers, while Nashville and Tennessee warblers arrived in impressive numbers alongside Chestnut-sided and striking Magnolia warblers.