Montrose Point Monday 5-4-26

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Well today was the day we have been waiting for! The southwest winds
brought in a large number of migrants of all kinds. We were at
Montrose for 5 hours as there was so much to see. I had 15 species of
Warblers & Bob E had 18. I saw all the Thrush species (except Blue
Bird), 2 species of Flycatchers, 6 species of Sparrows plus 5 Rose
Breasted Grosbeaks & 2 beautiful Scarlet Tanagers. Here's my list.

Montrose Point (6:45-11:45 am)

D.C. Cormorant (~55)
Canada Goose (8-AD & 8 baby's)
Mallard (4)
Red Breasted Merganser (2-M)
Piping Plover (1)
Solitary Sandpiper (1)
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Ring Billed (~45) & Herring (2) Gulls
Caspian Tern (18)
Rock Pigeon (2) & Mourning Dove (2)
Chimney Swift (10-12)
Red Headed Woodpecker (1)
Downy Woodpecker (2)
Flicker (4)
Least Flycatcher (2) (FOY)
Great Crested Flycatcher (2) (FOY)
Blue Jay (2)
Crow (1)
Chickadee (2)
Red Breasted Nuthatch (H-1)
House Wren (2)
Ruby Crowned Kinglet (6)
Purple Martin (10)
Tree (3), Rough Winged (8) & Barn (2) Swallows
Bank Swallow (8, finally back) (FOY)
Veery (2) (FOY)
Gray Cheeked Thrush (1) (FOY)
Swanson's Thrush (1) (FOY)
Hermit Thrush (2)
Wood Thrush (2)
Robin (16)
Brown Thrasher (1)
Gray Catbird (8, FOY, seen)
Starling (4)
Yellow Throated Vireo (1) (FOY)
Warbling Vireo (3)
GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER (1-M) (FOY)
Nashville Warbler (1)
Northern Parula (H-1)
Yellow Warbler (3)
Chestnut Sided Warbler (1-M)
Magnolia Warbler (2)
Yellow Rumped Myrtle Warbler (~10)
BLACK THROATED BLUE WARBLER (2) (FOY, seen)
Black Throated Green Warbler (2-M)
Palm Warbler (8)
Black & White Warbler (4)
Redstart (2-M)
Ovenbird (3)
Northern Waterthrush (2)
Common Yellowthroat (6)
SCARLET TANAGER (2-M) (FOY)
Cardinal (4)
Rose Breasted Grosbeak (4-M & 1-F)
Eastern Towhee (1)
Savannah Sparrow (4)
Song Sparrow (2)
Swamp Sparrow (2)
LINCOLN'S SPARROW (2) (FOY)
White Crowned Sparrow (15)
White Throated Sparrow (10)
Red Wings (10), Grackles (12) & Cowbirds (2)
Baltimore Oriole (3-M)
Goldfinch (7)
House Sparrow (~15)

So 71 species for the day which is my best one day total this year.
Also had 15 new year birds.
Bird-Of-The-Day will be the Golden Winged Warbler & Fancy Pants Bird
Of The Day will be the Scarlet Tanager which is a red color like no
other. Runners-Up to the Black Throated Blue Warbler & the distant
Piping Plover. The Burrowing Owl was seen again today but not by me.

Al Stokie
All day at Montrose in Cook County

[Mary Lou Mellon]

Congratulations!

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