Birding at Colton Point SP

Today we took a walk along the western rim of the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania at Colton Point State Park. It’s the time of year when the warblers start to pass through the area and we had pretty good success out there last year. This year things wet a little more slowly. There were still many, many warblers, but they seem to have kept themselves hidden better or something. We could clearly hear the songs of the Black-throated Green and Black-throated Blue warblers, the Red-eyed and Blue-headed Vireos, Ovenbirds, and many more. Yet we could only spot maybe one in ten of those we heard. We came away with sore backs and aching neck muscles from craning backwards to peer into the treetops attempting to located that loud bird singing directly overhead. When it came to spotting the Blackburnian and Magnolia warblers, the aches were worth it. (Although I still prefer to search the tree tops for warblers from the comfort of a hammock strung between two trees.)

Anyway, here’s the report from today’s bird walk.

Location: Colton Point
Observation date: 5/14/08
Notes: Cool. clear morning that started at 40 degrees and ended at 65 degrees.
Number of species: 26

Common Merganser X
Great Blue Heron X
Turkey Vulture X
Cooper's Hawk X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Northern Flicker X
Blue-headed Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
Common Raven X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Red-breasted Nuthatch X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
Magnolia Warbler X
Black-throated Blue Warbler X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Black-throated Green Warbler X
Blackburnian Warbler X
Black-and-white Warbler X
Ovenbird X
Hooded Warbler X
Scarlet Tanager X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)