On May 16th, seven birders gathered at Penwood State Park in Bloomfield for a three-hour leisurely bird walk in search of migrant warblers, vireos, thrushes and flycatchers. It was a picture-perfect day with temperatures topping out in the mid-sixties with very light winds.
Our trip started in the parking lot, meandering two-miles down a paved path to a picnic area, and then returning back.
Despite the challenges associated with birding in forests with very tall trees, our group saw or heard 17 species of wood warblers, including multiple singing Tennessee Warblers. We also had great looks at Wood Thrush and a very cooperative Swainson’s Thrush. A Great Crested Flycatcher foraging at eye-level provided another special moment.
The trip concluded with a total of 60 bird species.
Respectively submitted,
Paul Cianfaglione, trip leader
