Here are some of the highlights from Jeff Ellerbusch’s report from Chimney Rock this morning:
- Black-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – Very yellow individual- seen very well, by multiple observers, for 5 or so minutes.
- Philadelphia Vireo – Seen very well, at point blank range, for roughly 3 min. This is remarkably the 3rd morning this season that a PHVI has been present at Chimney Rock- 9/6, 9/9, and 9/10. Whether this is the same bird as yesterday morning I don’t know…yesterday’s bird was a much briefer look, at a different angle, and the lighting was completely different.
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Swainson’s Thrush
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and White Warbler – 4
- Common Yellowthroat
- Am. Redstart – 5
- No. Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler – 3
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak – 2
- Purple Finch – 3
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Mark Harris eBirded a Baird’s Sandpiper from Selody Sod Farm in Montgomery Township. 6 American Golden Plovers, 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers and 56 Killdeer were also reported. The Baird’s was not found later in the day.
I went back to Six Mile Run HQ very briefly before work yesterday (Sept. 10) and it looked like a banner day for flycatchers. Many phoebes, peewees, empids (of which I only id’d Least Flycatcher). Also had a chestnut-sided and a bt green. There was a very distracting, enormous feeding flock of waxwings the whole time. I finally had to stop looking at treetops!