Lots of migrants -- Wheaton Branch Stormwater Ponds -- 2012-09-11 06:15

After a clear sky and gentle northwesterly winds last night, there were many migrants around this morning. Highlights included Black-throated Green and Tennessee Warblers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, my first Swainson's Thrushes of the fall, and a flyover Red-breasted Nuthatch. The latter might be starting an eruption, as there have been several recent local sightings.

chlorophonia
2012-09-11 06:15
Wheaton Branch Stormwater Ponds
Traveling
1.19 miles
177 Minutes
Observers: 1
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Clear, calm, 50 F.

17 Canada Goose
2 Wood Duck
11 Mallard
1 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Green Heron
1 Black-crowned Night-Heron
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
13 Mourning Dove
2 Chimney Swift
2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1 Belted Kingfisher
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Downy Woodpecker
3 Northern Flicker
1 Empidonax sp.
Specie Comments: Suspect Least.
1 Eastern Phoebe
8 Red-eyed Vireo
3 Blue Jay
4 American Crow
1 Fish Crow
4 Carolina Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
Specie Comments: Flyover.
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
6 Carolina Wren
1 House Wren
4 Swainson's Thrush
24 American Robin
19 Gray Catbird
4 Northern Mockingbird
11 European Starling
2 Tennessee Warbler
2 Chestnut-sided Warbler
5 Magnolia Warbler
2 Black-throated Blue Warbler
2 Black-throated Green Warbler
2 American Redstart
3 Common Yellowthroat
3 Song Sparrow
9 Northern Cardinal
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
77 Common Grackle
1 House Finch
7 American Goldfinch
7 House Sparrow