Boston Hollow had a somewhat limited selection, as is usual, but it was
alive with birds yesterday.and today. Seemed to be somewhat fewer today.
I bird there on a day like this because it is much cooler. My car said
79* when I left at 2:15, and 95* in Willimantic at 3:00 pm. About 15 or 20
miles apart.
Bald Eagle, adult
Winter Wren - 2 - one on 5/26 singing its head off at 2 pm in the heat.
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
House Wren - several
Empid. flycatcher sp. - 2
Eastern Wood-pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Black-capped Chickadees - many
Tufted Titmouse - a few
Blue-headed Vireo - several, mostly in 1 location
Red-eyed vireo - many
Warbling Vireo
Ovenbird - many, many - could hear 3 or 4 from almost any given spot
Canada Warbler - many, many, seemed to be 1 every 150 feet or so along
the
road
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 - first one I have ever found there.
Northern Waterthrush 1 today, normal and expected.
Yellow Warbler - a few near the sunny swamps
Common Yellowthroat, many, many. Sounded like under every bush.
Black-throated Green Warbler - at least 8 singing, there were many
earlier this
spring.
Pine Warbler - many
Yellow-rumped Warbler - several in the north end. I suspect they nest
there.
American Redstart - many
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
COMMON RAVENS - 1st time I have seen or heard them this year. Sounded
like they were nesting up above the log loading area.
Wood Thrush
Veery
Song Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackles
Brown-headed Cowbirds
Red-winged Blackbirds - a few in the swamps
I'm sure I still left out a couple, and there were a few bird songs in the
woods I could not ID.
Don Morgan
Coventry