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Another rainy grey Cape May dayAfter the morning's rain settled down into a persistent drizzle, I decided to bird Lake Herrick in the early evening. Shortly after I arrived I ran into a flock of 'chickmice' containing a Red-eyed Vireo, Magnolia Warbler and more intriguing warbler chips. The birds stayed hard to see in the treetops, but I followed the flock along the lakeshore until the trees ran out. Here, the warblers were forced down lower and I was able to pull out my second Cape May Warbler of the fall, an even drabber individual than the one at my house last Sunday. I got onto one each of Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Green and this Tennessee Warbler, but at least 3 other warblers whizzed through before I could get on them.  I scanned the lake in the hope of finding yesterday's Blue-winged Teal, but it appears to have moved on. I did spot one sorry-looking Barn Swallow hawking low over the water in the drizzle. On the other side of the lake I ran into a different warbler flock, containing this Northern Parula.  It also held 2 more Black-throated Greens, Redstart, Tennessee, Palm plus Eastern Wood-Pewee and a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 8 warbler species (without seeing the resident Pine Warbler) is a pretty respectable total for this under-watched spot! 8:13 PM - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - post comment
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