Cool but sunny weather greeted birders this morning. Perhaps not surprisingly, the light north winds did not result in an influx of birds into the Park overnight. Nevetheless, several species continued to attract attention, most notably a Yellow-throated Warbler on Tilden, 3 Prothonotary Warblers on the Woodland Nature Trail, and an Eared Grebe off the east side near the Tip shuttle drop off location. Other nice birds included Yellow-throated Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, and Red-headed Woodpeckers. An American Avocet was spotted briefly south of Hillman Marsh, which flew north, so hopefully it will be refound. There are still lots of birds to move through in the coming days and weeks!
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