Crop Tour

I decided to take it easy today by sleeping in a bit and doing a local tour. I checked various spots and seemed to come across warblers in each place. Mostly Blackpoll, Tennessee and Northern Parula. Even drving down the roads where there was a concentration of trees, I heard some of these singing!
My hotspot of Brander Park had several warblers including Blackburnian, Yellow-rumped, Tennessee, Blackpoll, Parula, Black-throated Green and a couple of Scarlet Tanagers.
At Reid CA, those species were present plus Northern Waterthrush, Magnolia, Nashville, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Blue. I heard a Black-billed Cuckoo calling. This species breeds there.
I came across my first Juvenal's Duskywing there. Despite the very cold and damp morning, it was out in a warm spot. It was very fresh, so I think it just emerged recently. I had lots of these there last year in early June.

Juvenal's Duskywing

At the ICI Pond, I saw American Coots and Blue-winged Teal and Black Terns. I think they breed there.

Driving the back roads, there were many Eastern Kingbirds and Bobolinks in the grassy areas. I had hoped to come across an Upland Sandpiper, but practically all of the pastures are now gone and they are hard to find around here anymore.

I saw a couple of Northern Harriers cruising the fields as well.

Eastern Kingbird ready for takeoff!

At McKeough CA I found a nice pocket of warblers--just more of the above-mentioned species plus Bay-breasted.
I wanted to see a Yellow-headed Blackbird, so I went to the reliable spot at the end of Angler Line south of Mitchell Bay. I heard one in the private marsh west of Curly Clark's place, then saw one at the end of the road. I usually see Moorhen here as well, but not today.

Out in the yard today I saw a Blackburnian Warbler and a Bay-breasted, not to mention the hungry Pine Siskins.