Date: 10/27/25 9:45 pm From: Pete Sole <pete...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Continuing Warblers at Schwan Lake
Hi birders,
Late this afternoon, we were able to see 3 of the rare warblers that
have been previously reported at Schwan Lake including:
* BLACK-and-WHITE WARBLER - Seen on south eastern trail, roughly at
GPS coordinates: 36.96761493153607, -121.99191261281024
* BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER - Seen near the far end Vista Point at rough
GPS coordinates 36.9668097774373, -121.99440955401306
* PROTHONOTARY WARBLER - Seen near the BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER but
flew across the lake to the the other side.
I was able to capture some ahem, let's call them documentary, photos of
the Blackburnian and Black-and-White Warblers, which are attached to the
ebird report here:
I was not able to get, even a blurry blob photo, of the Prothonotary
Warbler. But we did see it very briefly. The solid bright yellow head
and chest, black bill, and white on the vent is pretty distinctive.
At one point, I thought I may have seen the Black-throated Green
Warbler, but after reviewing my photos, it was just another of the many
Townsend's Warblers in the area.
In any case, it was fun to just see these rare warblers in county. Given
the clear skies and the fact these birds have been here for several
days, I think it is quite possible that they may take off tonight, and
continue their migration.
