Prospect 4/21--Windy

It felt like the wind today blew away a lot of birds. Still pretty good diversity, but it seemed like the numbers were down from Monday. Only real highlight (and a frustrating one at that) was a Blue-winged Warbler in a tree by the Lullwater bridge. My first reaction was Yellow Warbler but then I saw the two white wing bars on bluish-gray wings and knew I had something else. I watched it hop around the upper branches for a couple of minutes and then poof--it disappeared. It didn't fly away it just--vanished.

Another frustration was a Twitter message from Peter that Ovenbird, Worm-eating Warbler, and Great Crested Flycatcher had all been reported at the Upper & Lower Pools--where I had already been. I didn't rush over there, knowing my chances of seeing these birds was pretty low and I felt justified when another birder, who had been with the group leader who found the Worm-eating Warbler, told me that even though it was supposedly right in front of him, he still didn't see the bird. I did stop by there on the way out and of course nothing, nada, zilch.

Still, 43 species for the day.
Canada Goose    29
Mute Swan    4
Gadwall    2    Upper Pool
Mallard    20
Bufflehead    1    Hen on Lake
Ruddy Duck    37
Double-crested Cormorant    1
Black-crowned Night-Heron    1    Three Sisters
Red-tailed Hawk    2
American Coot    3    One Boathouse Pond, two lake
Ring-billed Gull    10
Herring Gull    5
Rock Pigeon    4
Mourning Dove    5
Belted Kingfisher    1    Lullwater cove
Red-bellied Woodpecker    1
Downy Woodpecker    4
Northern Flicker    6
Blue Jay    3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow    2
Tree Swallow    1
Barn Swallow    10
Black-capped Chickadee    6
Tufted Titmouse    1    Lullwater Trail
White-breasted Nuthatch    2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher    6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet    4
Hermit Thrush    2
American Robin    120
European Starling    100
Blue-winged Warbler    1    Boathouse Bridge
Yellow-rumped Warbler    21
Pine Warbler    2
Palm Warbler    8
Black-and-white Warbler    1    Near Boathouse
Song Sparrow    2
Swamp Sparrow    1    Back of Lily Pond
White-throated Sparrow    5
Northern Cardinal    12
Red-winged Blackbird    25
Common Grackle    15
Brown-headed Cowbird    4    Lullater cove
House Sparrow    20