The season’s first Fox Sparrow and latest Wilson’s Warbler were both found at Finderne Wetlands this morning by Jeff Ellerbusch. The sheer number of sparrows is really the story. To quote Jeff: “I only covered a small fraction today…(there were) more sparrow numbers this morning than I’ve ever seen there…I really low-balled the numbers, flushed over 50 Savannah Sparrows at one point.”
Here are some of the numbers. Keep in mind that only a small section of the wetlands was sampled. Who can tell how many birds are truly there.

Chipping Sparrow – 4
Vesper Sparrow – 3
Savannah Sparrow – 175
Fox Sparrow – 1
Song Sparrow – 75
Lincoln’s Sparrow – 3
Swamp Sparrow- 120
White-throated Sparrow- 30
White-crowned Sparrow – 9

Also: Green-winged Teal, Killdeer, Wilson’s Snipe, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Am. Pipits, Purple Finches, Spine Siskins, Golden and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Marsh Wren, Blackpoll, Wilson’s, Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers, etc.
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Jamie Glydon reports the continuing Vesper Sparrow was seen at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Hanover Township this morning.