I got home from Texas last night so I thought I'd renew my acquaintance with my old friends in Boston Hollow/Yale Forest. I was very happy to realize that the woods were absolutely alive with song this AM, although I must say the birds weren't moving too much. But unless some of them move on it looks like there will be a lot of birds this year. Below is a copy of the Ebird report I submitted; note that if I mentioned more than four or five of a species the numbers are most likely estimates, the idea being to show relative abundance. And some of these numbers are higher than they would have been for me in most previous years. I did not find Canada or Magnolia Warblers, and I looked in the usual places. However, they are late comers, and this is just about the time they should be arriving. The Acadian Flycatchers were not back in the area where they nested last year, but I did hear one at the far end of Barlow Mill Rd. In particular there seemed to be a lot of Chestnut-sided Warblers, some in places I don't recall hearing them before. Boston Hollow/Yale Forest, Windham, US-CT May 10, 2013 7:30 AM - 12:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.0 mile(s) Comments: A quick run-through to see who's arrived so far 43 species Turkey Vulture 4 Broad-winged Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 5 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Acadian Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 2 Eastern Phoebe 8 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 Blue-headed Vireo 8 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 4 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Tufted Titmouse 6 Winter Wren 1 Veery 2 Hermit Thrush 4 Wood Thrush 8 American Robin 10 Gray Catbird 6 Ovenbird 100 the number is an estimate but they were everywhere, even more than usual at this location. May be an underestimate. Louisiana Waterthrush 3 Northern Waterthrush 15 Most I have ever heard in Boston Hollow. Number is very conservative, probably an underestimate. Blue-winged Warbler 3 Black-and-white Warbler 30 Common Yellowthroat 10 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 8 Chestnut-sided Warbler 20 Black-throated Blue Warbler 4 Pine Warbler 8 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Black-throated Green Warbler 25 Eastern Towhee 20 Chipping Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 5 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 6 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 6 Baltimore Oriole 8 Don Morgan Coventry