[Tweeters] Pretty big migration day

[Thomas M Leschine via Tweeters]

Hello, Tweets,
This morning early I was treated to a small burst of migrants passing through the treetops just outside my West Queen Anne windows, in Seattle.  Roughly between the hours of 6:30 - 8:30 am I saw at least a dozen Warbling Vireos, 1 or 2 Black-throated Gray Warblers, 1-2 Orange-crowned Warblers and a Western Flycatcher that spent a little time actually fly catching.  This after several successive mornings with no migrants spotted at all.  I live on the 4th floor so this was largely a mid-level to treetops display in maples that have just about fully leafed out.

A few weeks back there were several days with many Yellow-rumped Warblers, all Audubon’s, with mostly males pushing through a few days before the birds passing through seemed mostly female.  Some Orange-crowned and an earlier Black-throated Gray then as well and on May 1 I had a Nashville Warbler sitting on a branch just off the edge of the roofline.  

Still awaiting Wilson’s Warblers which in some years have been fairly numerous.  And if really lucky there might be a few days with Western Tanagers passing through.  I haven’t been counting but feel like this has been the most ever springtime YRWAs moving past my windows.

Tom Leschine
Seattle
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