I took some time this morning to walk around Marsh Creek’s trails in the hope of finding some warblers and other migrants. To my disappointment, the woods were very quiet with scarcely anything singing other than Gray Catbirds, White-eyed and Red-eyed Vireos. Blue-gray Gnatcatchers have really thinned out and it see like the the ones still here are breeding pairs.
The only warbler that wasn’t on territory were the Yellow-rumped Warblers, which nest in northern PA. Other warblers seen were several Ovenbirds, a Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler and a Prairie Warbler.
Hopefully this weekend brings another big flight of migrants into the area.
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I was hiking in Marsh Creek earlier today with my dog and we came along a Parakeet with red and yellow feathers and a big bright orange spot on the side of his head. It just stood there on the path and then kept hopping away when I got close. I grabbed a long thin stick and he jumped on it so I was thnking he was someones pet since he was soo docile. I saw the park ranger and he thought he was a house pet that escaped. I said if anyone lost the pet they can call me and I would take them back to where I saw it..