This week started full of birds from the first wave and at the end as the second wave birds started to appear. Ruby-crowned Kinglets (RCKI) exited the area and Magnolia Warblers (MAWA) began what should be a major push through the region. The week showed a great diversity of warblers including Ovenbird (OVEN), Worm-eating (WEWA), Louisiana and Northern Waterthrushes, Golden-winged (GWWA), Blue-winged (BWWA), Black-and-white (BAWW), Prothonotary (PROW), Tennessee (TEWA), Orange-crowned (OCWA), Nashville (NAWA), Mourning (MOWA), Common Yellowthroat (COYE), Hooded (HOWA), American Redstart (AMRE), Cape May (CMWA), Northern Parula (NOPA), Magnolia (MAWA), Bay-breasted (BBWA), Blackburnian (BLBW), Yellow (YEWA), Chestnut-sided (CSWA), Blackpoll (BLPW), Black-throated Blue (BTBW), Western Palm (WPWA), Myrtle (MYWA), Black-throated Green (BTNW), Canada (CAWA), and Wilson's (WIWA).
As the Second Wave birds started in earnest the orioles and grosbeaks did not disappoint. Here is a Second year (SY) male and an After-second (ASY) year male Grosbeak for comparison:
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| RBGR- ASY male top and SY male bottom Primary coverts on SY are 1st basic and worn |
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| Note: SY male tail and ASY male RBGR tail |
Some Highlights for the week:
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| Female Orchard Oriole (OROR) Note bi-colored bill |
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| Age of the female OROR is second-year (SY) Note: dull Primary coverts thus SY aged bird |
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| GWWA female Note: Gray mask instead of black mask of the male |
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| Back of GWWA Female Note:Golden wing bars |
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| CERW male Usually a bird of the tree tops it is seldom captured in mist nets. |
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| CERW male front Note: white throat and black small necklace |
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| CERW male back |
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