Black-throated Blue Warbler
It was the Biggest Week in American Birding for a lot of reasons, starting with the fact that the week was a 10-day-long celebration of bird migration. Big crowds and some of the Big super-stars of the warbler family in Eastern North America for entertainment.
It was fun listening to the many conversations surrounding us, especially the new birders who most frequently asked, “What kinda warbler is that?” Most are easy answers, like Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Chestnut Sided, etc.
Chestnutsided Warbler
Some names don’t always fit, like Prothonotary Warbler. I heard someone call it a “lemon head,” which sort of fits.
Prothonotary Warbler
Susan and I did an unofficial survey of license plates in the parking lot and found only 10 states missing. We’ll give Hawaii a pass. We saw two cars from Alaska! People from all over the globe migrated to northwest Ohio for a few days of intense birding. We talked with a wonderful group of birders from Scotland. I even spoke with a woman who works in Antarctica and came up for the event.
More than one person wondered if the event was not getting too big for its own good. I think we’re safe until the politicians get wind of the gathering and the fact that about 60 million people in this country consider themselves bird watchers—and we vote.
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