I was gone part of the day today and didn't get to do much birding, but about 6:15 this evening a flock of warblers swooped down to my yard stream. They were chasing each other and flitting from tree to shrub so fast that I had a bit of trouble getting on some of them for and ID. I first noticed a Yellow Warbler in a bush near the stream. Near it was a male Blackburnian that dropped down to the stream to bathe. Then a second Blackburnian came out the foliage, then a third and finally a fourth. There were four Blackburnians bathing at the same time. I was so caught up in the warbler activity that I missed that photo. Shortly a Blue-winged Warbler flew down to the stream, soon followed by fourTennessees. One Blackburnian was still in the stream. (see first photo). A few moments later a female Cerulean flew nervously among the bushes near the stream but didn't go down to bathe. Next a Black-and-white Warbler went into the water. It soon left and a Chestnut-sided Warbler came down to bathe with the Tennessees. It was quickly joined by another (see second photo). Next were two Yellow-throated Warblers chasing each other, pausing to perch only for a second before they were off and flying again. The last of the warbler group was a Worm-eating Warbler that dropped into the stream after most of the others had left. Among all of these warblers was a Yellow-throated Vireo that dropped briefly into the stream. It has been my experience that vireos don't spend a lot of time in the water or on the ground. Seeing eight warbler species in my yard within five minutes or so made the evening a pretty sweet one. Also found in the yard today were Cedar Waxwings, a Scarlet Tanager and a couple of Indigo Buntings. My apologies for the quality of the photos. It was getting rather dark when all of this activity was taking place due to a thurnderstorm moving in. Roger Mayhorn Compton Mt
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