Another Swainson's Warbler Try ~ June 3, 2025

I decided to try a fifth time for the Swainson's Warbler that had been very sporadically heard and seen off of National Park Drive. On the walk in, I had Hooded, Worm-eating, and a late female Magnolia Warbler. I got to the spot around 8:30 AM, but again, if the bird was there, it was silent. I spent about an hour slowly walking around the area to no avail. On the way back out to the car, I got photos of a singing Scarlet Tanager and a singing Prairie Warbler.

Scarlet Tanager

Prairie Warbler

I stopped at Bear Swamp just in case there might be a late Gray-cheeked Thrush there, but the only notable bird there was an Acadian Flycatcher.

From there, I headed down to the Regency Boulevard ponds, which didn't hold anything notable. This Green Heron was found in the cove area.

Green Heron

I stopped at the Trio Farms Boulevard retention ponds to see if the Common Gallinule that I originally found way back on April 19th was still present. The cattails had grown a lot higher since the last time I was there, but I eventually saw the bird swimming around just out from its favorite cattail patch that it loves to hide in.

Common Gallinule

A Double-crested Cormorant, a Green Heron, and an Eastern Kingbird, and a Northern Rough-winged Swallow were also seen there.

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