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2000+ Warblers Bluff Point Groton - 19 or 20 species

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David Provencher
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 2:51 PM

Very nice movement of birds through Bluff Point in Groton today. Birded with
Glenn Williams, Paul Desjardin, and John ?(sorry) among others.  My estimate
of 2,000+ warblers is admittedly rather conservative. If you work out the
rough number per minute for the hour between 06:15 and 07:15 it would be
closer to double that, but I'm going to be very conservative and call it
2,000+. Okay, so probably over 90% of the identified birds were American
Redstarts, but here's the breakdown of notables;

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (4)

"Traill's" Flycatcher (5)

Great Crested Flycatcher (3)

Eastern Kingbird (1)

White-eyed Vireo (4)

Warbling Vireo (4+)

Red-eyed Vireo (6)

Swainson's Thrush (1)

Veery (1)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (6)

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (10+)

Blue-winged Warbler (6)

Tennessee Warbler (1)

Nashville Warbler (1)

Northern Parula (8)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (4)

Magnolia Warbler (5)

Black-and-White Warbler (15+)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (2)

Black-throated Green Warbler (5)

Prairie Warbler (3 or 4)

Blackpoll Warbler (3)

Yellow Warbler (8 to 10)

Oporonis species (3 seen in flight going away. One likely CT and one likely
Mourning, but I'm not calling. Glenn saw the other and didn't call it
either)

Canada Warbler (2)

Wilson's Warbler (2)

Hooded Warbler (1)

Ovenbird (2)

Common Yellowthroat (3)

American Redstart (500+)

Unidentified (balance)

Scarlet Tanager (3)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2)

Baltimore Oriole (8)

Bobolink (10+)

Dave Provencher

Naturally New England

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Very nice movement of birds through Bluff Point in Groton today. Birded with Glenn Williams, Paul Desjardin, and John ?(sorry) among others. My estimate of 2,000+ warblers is admittedly rather conservative. If you work out the rough number per minute for the hour between 06:15 and 07:15 it would be closer to double that, but I'm going to be very conservative and call it 2,000+. Okay, so probably over 90% of the identified birds were American Redstarts, but here's the breakdown of notables; Ruby-throated Hummingbird (4) "Traill's" Flycatcher (5) Great Crested Flycatcher (3) Eastern Kingbird (1) White-eyed Vireo (4) Warbling Vireo (4+) Red-eyed Vireo (6) Swainson's Thrush (1) Veery (1) Red-breasted Nuthatch (6) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (10+) Blue-winged Warbler (6) Tennessee Warbler (1) Nashville Warbler (1) Northern Parula (8) Chestnut-sided Warbler (4) Magnolia Warbler (5) Black-and-White Warbler (15+) Black-throated Blue Warbler (2) Black-throated Green Warbler (5) Prairie Warbler (3 or 4) Blackpoll Warbler (3) Yellow Warbler (8 to 10) Oporonis species (3 seen in flight going away. One likely CT and one likely Mourning, but I'm not calling. Glenn saw the other and didn't call it either) Canada Warbler (2) Wilson's Warbler (2) Hooded Warbler (1) Ovenbird (2) Common Yellowthroat (3) American Redstart (500+) Unidentified (balance) Scarlet Tanager (3) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (2) Baltimore Oriole (8) Bobolink (10+) Dave Provencher Naturally New England <http://naturallynewengland.blogspot.com/> http://naturallynewengland.blogspot.com/