Large backyard warbler fallout

[Sean S]

After last night's borderline frost, a warm morning and sun on the backyard hillside brought out a large, active wave of warblers that included 1 Orange-crowned and 3 Tennessee, and lasted for at least 35 minutes.  To be honest I was somewhat overwhelmed by the numbers, which reminded me of an Evergreen Cemetery fallout.   I tried mostly to follow and get a good handle on individual birds rather than see them all, which would have been impossible for one person anyway.   3 or 4 birders could definitely have handled the job better.  The birds seemed to especially like the wild grape bushes on the hillside, which have plenty of Japanese beetles.

List: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59924405

Sean Smith