Not quite a warbler ‘wonderland’ last weekend, but the activity’s picking up; current BirdingPI.com “September warbler count” = 9 species.
These are recent sightings at Presque Isle State Park. First up, following’s likely all Cape May Warbler along the Pine Tree Trail; anecdotally, unusual amount of CMW activity this year.
Beautiful Palm Warbler in non-breeding plumage:
Another surprise, great to see this beautiful female Tennessee Warbler:
Beautiful Black-throated Green Warbler:
Moving away from Pine Tree Trail, here’s a Wilson’s Warbler (m) by Leo’s Landing:
Yellow Warbler at that same location (different days/times):
Finally for this post, a low-light shot of female Common Yellowthroat near Marina Lake:
On a cloudy Friday, the Erie County forecast calls for continued cloudy conditions over the weekend. Happy birding nevertheless!