A wonderful push of migrants descended on Washington Valley in Morris Township this morning. The highlight was the second Philadelphia Vireo in the past week found at Sayre’s Farm – this time by Jamie Glydon. At one point, Jamie and I could not keep up with all of the warbler activity in the trees on the edge of the field. A Lincoln’s Sparrow was found for the 4th day in a row in the county, either at Bee Meadow Park in Whippany or Sayre’s Farm. A Swainson’s Thrush appeared briefly by the nursery. The following list is mostly from Sayre’s Farm but also includes totals from Patriot’s Path on Washington Valley Road creating a snapshot of activity in Morris Township’s Washington Valley for the morning of September 16, 2012.

6 Canada Goose
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Mourning Dove
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
6 Red-bellied Woodpecker
4 Downy Woodpecker
3 Northern Flicker
1 American Kestrel
4 Eastern Wood-Pewee
4 Eastern Phoebe
1 Philadelphia Vireo
7 Red-eyed Vireo
30 Blue Jay
6 American Crow
2 Tree Swallow
5 Black-capped Chickadee
9 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 House Wren
3 Carolina Wren
1 Swainson’s Thrush
1 American Robin
20 Gray Catbird
3 Brown Thrasher
60 Cedar Waxwing
4 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Tennessee Warbler
3 Nashville Warbler
13 Common Yellowthroat
2 American Redstart
4 Northern Parula
10 Magnolia Warbler
5 Chestnut-sided Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
6 Palm Warbler
15 Black-throated Green Warbler
2 Canada Warbler
1 Eastern Towhee
1 Chipping Sparrow
12 Song Sparrow
1 Lincoln’s Sparrow
2 Swamp Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2 Indigo Bunting
125 Common Grackle
12 House Finch
20 American Goldfinch