Date: 5/5/26 6:16 pm From: Ron via groups.io <igolfnbird...> Subject: Re: [hmbirds] May 5th at Vischer Ferry
Great. Awesome report.
On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM Tim Stockwell via groups.io <t.stockwell=
<yahoo.com...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> First post here -- thanks for letting me join!
>
> I only started birding in April 2023, so I'm still learning the ropes for
> sure. But, I had a very successful outing at the Vischer Ferry Nature &
> Historic Preserve this morning. Last night was a High Migration night, and
> some early morning rain showers ended just in time for the beginning of my
> walk around 6:30 AM. My main goal was to find various different warblers
> to add to my Life List, so I camped out near the kayak launch area.
>
> I was able to get eyes on the following warblers, which Merlin confirmed:
>
> - Nashville Warbler
> - Chestnut-sided Warbler
> - Black-throated Blue Warbler
> - Cape May Warbler
> - Black-and-white Warbler
>
> Merlin also picked up the following Warblers, but I wasn't able to get
> eyes on them:
>
> - Northern Parula
> - Black-throated Green Warbler
> - Magnolia Warbler
> - Prairie Warbler
>
> There were, of course, plenty of Northern Yellow Warblers out there as
> well.
>
> On the way out, another birder tipped me off to an Orchard Oriole, which
> was the first time I had heard and seen one of those.
>
> All-in-all, a great morning where I added four new Lifers (the Cape May
> Warbler, the Black-throated Blue Warbler, the Black-and-white Warbler, and
> the Orchard Oriole).
>
> Full eBird Checklist here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S333025592 >
> -Tim
>
>
>
