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:

WARBLERS ALL AROUND

Cold, windy weather brought migrating and nesting warblers down to eye level at Magee Marsh today.

How well do you know your eastrern wood warblers?
TOP TO BOTTOM:
American Redstart X 3
Blackburnian X 2
Black-throated Green X 3
Cape May X 2
Nashville X 2
Northern Parula X 2
Yellow X 2