On the return walk, a Swainson's Thrush flew up from the edge of the trail.
When I got back to the car, a Willow Flycatcher was calling from a wire next to the parking lot.
Other notables there were Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Wood Thrush, American Goldfinch, Field Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and warblers that included Ovenbird, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Black-and-white, Northern Parula, American Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat.
I drove over to Jacobsburg State Park to take a walk along Sobers Run. It was already 10:15 when I got out of the car at the gate by the bridge. One of the first songs I heard was one that I didn't immediately recognize. Luckily, the bird was constantly singing, and when I finally found it, it was a Golden-crowned Kinglet! I was very familiar with the call notes from winter but had rarely heard its full song. It was so persistently singing at this one area that I wonder if it might be trying to claim a territory. Here are some photos I got of it.
It was fairly quiet along the trail, but I did manage to find Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Gray Catbird, Wood Thrush, Eastern Towhee, Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Solitary Sandpiper along the creek.
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