Spent 4 days in this area 

19 Breeding Warblers
   A NAWA- singing
Raptors
  R-t
  R-s
  Cooper’s 
  BW
  Sharpie
  B Eagle

Woodpeckers
 Pileated
 Hairy
 N Flicker

Herons
 G B
 Green

Flycatchers 
 Alder
 Acadian
 G C
 E Phoebe
 E Kingbird

Tanagers
 Scarlet 
 Summer

Cuckoos
 Yellow-billed
 Black-billed

Vireos-all except WA and PH

Young
 WEVI
 E Towhee-female
 

Indigo Bunting
R-b Grosbeak
B Oriole
Yellow-breasted Chat
Wood Thrush
Chimney Swift 
B Thrasher
Black Vulture
C Waxwing

Highlights
 Whip-poor-will
  Flying in day at eye level-more colorful than seen before 
  Most likely a female getting me away from her young-left area immediately 

L Waterthrush- came out of nesting cavity and forage with mate

K Warbler female came in as I was
playing song She stayed for a while looking for the male as her mate was singing nearby 
  Years ago I saw. similar behavior A female Yellow came in as I was playing the song Her mate came in and she chased him away
  DNA has shown with Warblers-4 eggs-4 fathers
  This behavior increases Biodiversity
Pairs foraging together
 Warblers 
  Yellow- throated
    Male fed female a fly
 A Redstart
 Kentucky-ate green caterpillar 
 Pine- carrying food
 N Parula
 Ovenbird
 Cerulean- male has caught moth 
R-e Vireo
P Woodpecker 

Female Wood Duck chasing a Red-shouldered Hawk

Bruce Simpson-Nature Photographer



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