A little farther down the road, a Hooded Warbler loudly sang on territory while a Blackburnian Warbler showed off its orange throat as it moved through on its way to a more northern location.
Near the eastern end of the road, I saw Green Heron at the little pond and Yellow-throated Vireo near the previously washed-out bridge that's been replaced.
Other notables along the road were Broad-winged Hawk, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-eyed and Blue-headed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Veery, Wood Thrush, American Goldfinch, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and 14 species of warblers that included Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Blue-winged, Ovenbird, Black-and-white, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Chestnut-sided, Northern Parula, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, and Louisiana Waterthrush.
From there, I headed down to the Totts Gap Conservation Area where I saw Osprey, Bobolink, American Kestrel, and Eastern Meadowlark.
Birds found over at Bear Swamp included a Red-shouldered Hawk, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-eyed and Yellow-throated Vireo, Common Raven, Veery, Wood Thrush, Swamp Sparrow, and Scarlet Tanager.
Warblers found there included Ovenbird, American Redstart, a fairly late Palm Warbler, and a nice comparison between the more yellowish Northern Waterthrush and the cleaner white-looking Louisiana Waterthrush.
I checked for the Common Gallinules at adjacent Lake Minsi. Two Solitary Sandpipers were in a small puddle across the road from the entrance to the west parking lot. A Great Blue Heron, 22 Purple Martins, a Louisiana Waterthrush, and an Osprey with a fish were also spotted. I eventually found one of the gallinules. Did the other one leave or is it on a nest? Time will tell.
It was now early afternoon as I drove up to Kirkridge. Because it was near mid-day, I was happily surprised to be able to find a Red-breasted Nuthatch and a Cerulean Warbler. It's always tough to get a good photo of a Cerulean. Like Yellow-throated Warbler, they spend most of their time at the very tops of the trees, so most photos only capture the underside of the bird. I did fairly well considering this and the fact that the bird was backlit by the sun.
On the way home, I stopped at the Hollo Road retention pond. Some of the common shorebirds were there, but I couldn't find the Semipalmated Plover that had been found there earlier.
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