29 September 2025
Yesterday morning it was very foggy when three of us started birding on the Bartlett finish of Schenley Park. I assumed the birds could be sleeping however newly arrived warblers and a hummingbird chased flying bugs and one another. In addition they gleaned tiny bugs from moist leaves.
Jeff Cieslak took many pictures which we would have liked to ID the birds we might barely see. This choice is from his Fb group: Our Every day Fowl.
The birds have been so superior that we stood nonetheless for half an hour whereas they flew round us. Regardless of the challenges we recognized 10 warbler species and a thriller “new world warbler sp.”
It was tough. The birds have been in fog and low mild ranges …
with muted colours matching the surroundings …
… and hiding within the leaves.
There was harsh mild and shadow when the solar broke via.
And a few of them have been extremely lively. This chook was Better of the day as a result of he zigzagged previous us repeatedly after which landed on a twig in a darkish thicket. The picture reveals he’s a blackpoll warbler.
At 10:30am the fog lifted and we noticed yet another flurry of warblers. Then the day heated up, Jeff took this picture and the birds retreated to the inside forest.
Right here’s our guidelines.
Schenley Park — Bartlett (40.434, -79.936), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, US
Sep 28, 2025 8:30 AM – 10:50 AM
Protocol: Touring, 1.0 mile(s), 28 species (+2 different taxa)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 3
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Pink-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 3
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 3
Bushy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 3
Japanese Wooden-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 1
Empidonax sp. (Empidonax sp.) 2
Japanese Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 5
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) 3
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 2
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 3
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 6
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 2
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 2
Black-throated Inexperienced Warbler (Setophaga virens) 5
new world warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 2 <— Thriller warblers
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
View this guidelines on-line at https://ebird.org/guidelines/S276110409
