migrant influx

Hello friends,

The first significant wave of migrants started to roll into Magee Marsh this past Friday and Saturday with the passage of a warm front and strong southerly winds. New arrivals included Cerulean warbler (4-5 seen at the boardwalk on Saturday!), blue-winged, golden-winged, blackburnian, Cape May, black-throated blue, Magnolia, Yellow-breasted chat, and a Kentucky warbler. Other frequently seen birds were Yellow-rumped, black-throated green, ruby-crowned kinglet, and prothonotary warbler. A special treat was a blue grosbeak seen Friday. Influxes of migrants will start to ebb and flow, but I think that our neotropical visitors will continue to pass through the area after this weekend's activity.