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Date Posted: 07:40:21 10/06/03 Mon
Author: Jr
Author Host/IP: tol28.8.ppp.toast.net / 205.133.8.28
Subject: Magee Marsh - Oct 5

Sunday at Magee, there were good numbers of birds throughout the boardwalk. The most numerous birds were the White-throated Sparrows, Blackpolls, Yellow-rumps, and Kinglets. Several Sapsuckers were present too. Juncos occupied the parking lot.

Early in the morning, before 8:00 a.m., huge streams of Cormorants moved north to south just above the lake surface west of Magee. Later in the morning, thousands of Cormorants rested just offshore of Crane Creek. Maybe not a desirable bird, but I had not seen anything like that before out there, and it was impressive.

I ran into Brian Z. on the boardwalk, and we ended up with a nice mix of birds.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Winter Wren
Gray Catbird
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Black-and-White Warbler
Tennessee
Nashville
Northern Parula
Magnolia
Cape May
Black-throated Blue
Yellow-rumped
Black-throated Green
Blackburnian
Chestnut-sided
Bay-breasted
Blackpoll
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Savannah Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow

Blackpolls and Yellow-rumps were busy gulping down the dogwood berries, as usual. Other warblers I've seen in the past eat the white berries include Bay-breasted, Cape May, and Chestnut-sided. On Sunday, we observed a Black-throated Blue and a Tennessee enjoying the berries.

I believe Brian Z. took pictures of the Tennessee drinking the berry juice. The TN, like the Cape May, didn't eat the whole berry. They pierce the berry and drink the juice, while the others consume the whole thing.

Has anyone seen other warbles eat berries? Is it possible most warblers eat berries, and the activity is just not observed?

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