PROTHONOTARY, CUCKOO AND THE KINGBIRD

Here he is, the Prothonotary Warbler male. Great bird, not sure about the stilted name. Some of his admirers are heard to say “golden swamp warbler.” Whatever you call it, this is a bird to behold. Ob the boardwalk at Magee Marsh.

Catbird.

Eastern Kingbird flycatching as any flycatcher is wont to do.

Magnificent Magnolia (Warbler).

The ubiquitous Palm Warbler that cannot be avoided when you are near any trees in northern Ohio this time of year.

Female Yellow Warbler.
Here’s a busy Martinopolis at Ottawa NWR.

My second-most exciting bird of the day. A sunning Black-billed Cuckoo:

CUCKOOL

This Black-billed Cuckoo was one of several along the Magee Marsh Boardwalk today. An overnight storm had brought in plenty of migrating birds to this south shore of Lake Erie. Indigo Buntings, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, thrushes, vireos and warblers were all around us.