It is a mixed-up spring of record early and exasperatingly late arrivals. Green Herons are usually a given species in the MoCoSoCo area by this time in April but it wasn’t until today that Jim Mulvey found the first of 2012 at Glenhurst Meadows. Jim reports: “a Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Great Egrets and a Red-shouldered Hawk amongst many of the usual suspects. Glenhurst is back to its muddy self after this week’s rain, and some areas are a bit of a challenge to navigate.”

The following reports are from Jeff Ellerbusch.
A Vesper Sparrow was mixed in with 20+ Savannah Sparrows in the garden lot at Wagner Arboretum. Also adding to the Glenhurst list for the day were Great-crested Flycatcher, Worm-eating Wabler, Blue-winged Warbler, 2 Common Yellowthroats, 3 Yellow Warblers, 1 “Western” and 10 “Yellow” Palm Warblers, 15 Yellow-rumped Warblers.

At Scherman Hoffman Sanctuary in Bernardsville: Blue-headed Vireo, Ovenbird, 2 Louisiana Waterthrushes, 3 Black-and-white Warblers, Northern Parula, 2 Palm Warblers, 30+ Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-throated Green Warbler and Baltimore Oriole.

At Lord Stirling Park: Solitary Sandpiper, Purple Martins, Black-and-white Warbler, 2 Prothonotary Warblers (one burst of song by June Beetle Bridge, one singing continuously at east tower…mostly on Morris County side), 4 Yellow Warblers, and 5 Yellow-rumped Warblers.

Simon Lane adds an afternoon Northern Waterthrush to the Lord Stirling list.