[NatureNS] Warblers at the Birdbath, Bedford

Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:52:36 -0300
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	Late this afternoon on this windy, humid, overcast day, there was a 
sudden flurry of activity at the birdbath in my parents' garden in 
Bedford.  I was taking a break from supper preparations and happened 
to look out at just the right time to see a lively mixed flock of 
warblers tentatively approaching through the evergreen hedge that 
forms a backdrop to the birdbath.  They gradually got bolder and 
edged out the Song Sparrow and a few Chickadees.  At one point my 
mother and I were delighted to see at least five warblers in, on and 
around the birdbath at once, representing five different 
species.  The action lasted less than ten minutes, before they moved 
on as suddenly as they came, but in that time we saw :

Nashville Warbler		1
Northern Parula		2
Magnolia Warbler		1
Yellow-rumped Warbler		1-2
Black-throated Green Warbler	2-3
Blackburnian Warbler		1
American Redstart		1
Wilson's Warbler		1

as well as a very yellow vireo, not seen well enough to ID...

	There are still hummingbirds coming to the feeder.  All of the ones 
I saw today were immatures or females.

	Cheers,

	Patricia L. Chalmers
	Halifax

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