On May 20th, twelve birders gathered at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford for a three-hour leisurely bird walk in search of migrant warblers, vireos, thrushes and flycatchers. Temperatures were abnormally warm for early morning, to such a degree that butterfly movement was as noticeable as the birds!
We focused our search for birdlife around the cemetery’s first pond, and the fields and woodlands just beyond it.
Highlights of our trip included nice views of Orchard Oriole, Blackpoll and Magnolia Warbler, as well as brief looks at Wood and Swainson’s Thrush.
Heard but not seen were Northern Waterthrush, Canada and Cape May Warblers.
We ended our trip with close up observations of a pair of Red-eyed Vireo and the unexpected discovery of a Warbling Vireo on its newly constructed nest.
The trip concluded with a total of 50 bird species.
Respectively submitted,
Paul Cianfaglione, trip leader
