Dateline: 4 May 2024
Lots of bird activity at Presque Isle State Park yesterday. (Weather: mostly cloudy, warm/humid; generally bad for photography.) Notable activity: Oriole in multiple locations (definitely Baltimore, maybe Orchard); Thrush (Veery, Wood, & Hermit @ Sidewalk Trail); Great Crested Flycatcher & Least Flycatcher; & Warbler, esp. along east end of Sidewalk Trail (American Redstart, Palm, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black-and-white, Common Yellowthroat, Black-throated Blue, Northern Parula, etc.) Here’s some content from a very quick walk (20+ min.) along the Pine Tree Trail, starting with Great Crested Flycatcher, first for 2024:
Also two lovely male Magnolia Warbler:
And finally, finally a couple decent shots of Gray Catbird!
Magnolia Warbler: must be from Biloxi. “Magnolia, I do extol ya.” A very pretty bird!
Fantastic magnolia warbler! JK