I recently heard of Sterling Forest as a good spot to find
Golden-winged Warblers breeding, the closest such area to New York. Good info as the first bird I saw after arriving at the car park was a fabulous male, seemingly tending a nest. Several other warblers were also around, including my FOY
Prairie Warbler, as well as
Cerulean, Blue-winged, Yellow, Black-and-white and
American Redstart. Not as many flycatchers as I had hoped though, only
Eastern Kingbird and
Great-crested Flycatcher, with
Red-eyed and
Yellow-throated Vireos as supporting cast.
Indigo Buntings were plentiful and obvious, as were singing
Field Sparrows. Baltimore Oriole and
Scarlet Tanager added a splash of colour
Male
Golden-winged Warbler. This bird kept on returning to this bush with a beakful of caterpillars, presumably the nest was hidden inside...
Female
Prairie Warbler. I missed these this spring so was pleased to catch up with them today.
Yellow-throated Vireo. Recently unblocked, now easily found. Funny that.
Lots of
Indigo Buntings today.
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