15 June 2024
All through spring warbler migration I attempt to see as many species as imaginable as they go via Pennsylvania and Ohio. Sadly, I neglected a few of my favorites this 12 months, maximum particularly the Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis), so Charity Kheshgi and I went to Laurel Mountain final Sunday to search out them on their breeding grounds.
The air used to be full of veery (Catharus fuscescens) songs after we arrived at Laurel Summit State Park.
We concept we’d be capable of see a minimum of one of the most two Canada warblers we heard making a song alongside Spruce Bathroom Path, however now not. Alternatively, we were given fortunate at the Picnic Path when the chook pictured above and under approached us making his wake-up call.
Right here’s an instance of what he seemed like:
There used to be abundant color within the wooded area, however that made the birds more difficult to look. This ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) is well lit however nonetheless at nighttime.
We discovered different delights at the mountain. A tiger swallowtail butterfly sipped nectar from pitcher plant plant life at Spruce Bathroom.
Pennsylvania’s state flower, mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), used to be in bloom.
This trillium long past to seed confirmed neatly in dappled daylight.
We heard extra birds than lets see, in the long run tallying 24 species in our tick list right here.