Bolivia trip in search of two more warbler species -December 9-11

PHOTOS TO COME....problem with uploading them to here right now...

After my time in Peru I took a midday flight from Cusco into La Paz, Bolivia to finish out my trip and hopefully add a couple more new warblers species. My targets in Bolivia were Yungas Warbler and Brown capped Redstart. My cold symptoms that developed at the end of my time in Peru almost had me cancel this portion of the trip but I decided to go through with it. After a long wait at the airport in Cusco I took the flight via Avianca to La Paz (this was the only Avianca flight that they didn’t completely change on me). This would be a whirlwind of a trip with just a couple days in the country before flying out of La Paz to Lima and then on to Boston via Miami by a red eye flight (or at least that was the plan). 

Once I arrived in La Paz I had to go through the visa on arrival ordeal to get into the country. There was lots of conflicting information but I prepared the best I could for it. Eventually I got through it and then through customs and immigration before meeting up with the guide. We then made a long drive up into the mountains north of La Paz after fighting the horrible city traffic with our destination being our lodging at Casa Cayuni. This was a rustic spot for sure with no power beyond that provided by a small battery pack that once it ran out we were out of power completely. No Wi-Fi and no cell coverage so truly isolated. There was also an issue with the fact that all three of us looked to be sharing a room despite assurances from the tour company owner that I would have a private room, which was what I paid a lot for. The guide was gracious enough to move a couple of mattresses out of the room and into a nearby kitchen area so I did indeed end up with a private room. 

My full day in Bolivia started off before dawn with a breakfast at our little cabin and then we headed out to walk a part of the famed ‘road of death’. It is a seldom used road now after a new road was built perhaps 20 years ago to make travel safer and more efficient in this area of Bolivia. One of the first birds we came across was a few Yungas Warblers…a quick addition to my warbler list and the first target of the trip. The birds were very active with lots of singing and calling and I got some recordings as well as some fairly decent photos. We then continued further down the road and the only other warbler species seen were Spectacled Redstarts with a few showing well and offering some photo opportunities. The Yungas Warblers continued in the same spot as we made our return walk and I got even more photos. We then drove to a variety of different locations along the road and tried to find the second target warbler of the trip. We dodged on and off rain throughout the morning and into the afternoon and only got caught in a downpour once right near the end of the day. More excitement occurred as we were driving back to the cabin when the guides truck refused to start. Nothing that he tried seemed to work and after multiple stops to try and fix it we coasted down the hill to our cabin. All was not lost as one of our stops had a mixed species flock that included Citrine Warbler, which added a new warbler species for this portion of the trip. A back up ride for me was arranged for the following day if needed as well as a mechanic to try to fix whatever was wrong with the truck. It looked like our birding the next day would be limited to the area around the cabin. 

After waking up early at 3:40 I could not get back to sleep so tossed and turned until it was light enough out. The battery power we had at the cabin ran out during the night so I was not able to fully charge all my devices nor have any working lights in the morning. We had another breakfast outside and had two species of warblers to start our morning with Yungas Warbler and Spectacled Redstart. As we finished up breakfast the guide was actually able to get his truck running again so we quickly packed up and started the final drive up the road of death. Once we were near the top we birded a side road and turned up a few pockets of birds with more new ones. The clouds blew in from time to time but the rain held off. Around 10AM our backup vehicle arrived with a mechanic. The back up truck and the secondary guide went with me to check a few other spots further up the road and then on to our lunch spot where the main guide would meet us and depending on what the mechanic said regarding the original truck would determine how I got to the airport. It was during one of these side trips that I got an ever so brief glimpse of a Brown capped Redstart that was traveling with a mixed flock. The view was literally a couple seconds and that was it so no chance for a photo at all. Far from satisfying documentation but finding the bird was great after so much effort and checked off the last of my target warblers for the trips. With the original truck not dependable enough to make the trip to the airport the backup truck would be used instead. After a lunch we started the drive back to La Paz for what should have been the beginning of my long trek home with the flight scheduled to go to Lima at 7PM. Along the way a few birds were seen in the higher elevations. I had a ticket with BOA airlines, which is a Bolivian based carrier and my flight got delayed multiple times so the entire trip back became a chore to say the least with days spent in various airports before finally arriving home exhausted. 

The Bolivia portion of my trip produced a total of five species of warblers with two of those being new for me. That now brings me down to just eight warbler species I have not yet seen with the remaining species being in the extremely remote Darian area on the border of Panama and Colombia (two species) and the others in Venezuela.

Between Peru and Bolivia on this trip I found a total of a dozen species of warblers with five of those being life birds.

Peru trip for three target species of warbler -December 2-December 9

Pale legged Warbler, Carretera a Manú--Túneles Pillahuata, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 3, 2024

Cuzco Warbler, Carretera a Manú--Thousand-meter Bridge a Chontachacra, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 4, 2024

Two banded Warbler, Cock of the Rock Lodge, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 5, 2024

THERE ARE MANY MORE PHOTOS TO COME...having issue with uploading photos right now.

My long planned trip down to Peru and then Bolivia in search of five target species of warblers finally happened. I will cover the Peru portion of the trip in this post and the Bolivia portion in a later post. Trying to get this trip together was filled with lots of stress as it involved lots of moving parts. The biggest stress came from the flights (Don’t ever use Avianca Airlines if you can possibly avoid it…I originally was using them for all of my flights but they changed everything a month before the trip without contacting me and refunded me well less than half of the total costs). I scrambled to put together a series of flights that would hopefully work. I flew out of Boston on the morning of December 2nd to Miami and then onto Lima where I spent the night at a hotel at the airport before a morning flight via LATAM to Cusco to meet my guide for the Peru portion of the trip. The main warbler targets in Peru were Pale legged Warbler, Two banded Warbler and Cuzco Warbler and I found all my targets as well as other warblers.

Pale legged Warbler, Carretera a Manú--Túneles Pillahuata, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 3, 2024

Pale legged Warbler, Carretera a Manú--Túneles Pillahuata, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 3, 2024

Spectacled Redstart, Carretera a Manú--Túneles Pillahuata, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 3, 2024

We started the long drive toward Cock of the Rock Lodge with a few stops along the way. Initially the drive was not too bad but the roads got progressively more twisty and I had some serious motion sickness on the way (probably a combo of lack of sleep, lack of food and the roads). Once we got up into the cloud forest I had my first warbler in Peru with a Spectacled Redstart. After a lunch break at Wayqecha Lodge we pressed on with some stops along the way and one of these stops produced my first target species with a Pale legged Warbler. Got some great looks at it as it worked its way through the tangles. Happy to get one of the targets early on. The final warbler for the day was a Blackburnian Warbler. We arrived at Cock of the Rock Lodge around sundown, had dinner and then off to bed. 

Two banded Warbler, Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 4, 2024

Slate throated Redstart, Carretera a Manú--Tanager Corner a Thousand-meter Bridge, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 4, 2024 

Cuzco Warbler, Carretera a Manú--Thousand-meter Bridge a Chontachacra, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 4, 2024

Cuzco Warbler, Carretera a Manú--Thousand-meter Bridge a Chontachacra, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 4, 2024

On our first full day around Cock of the Rock Lodge unfortunately started off with rain and thunder (a continuation from overnight). We stayed around the lodge longer than originally intended due to the heavy rain. Thankfully the time around the lodge rewarded me with a couple of Two banded Warblers I found before breakfast. They continued on and off through the rest of the morning with lots of singing when they were around. Second target down to start the day! This species looks a lot like my remaining target species (Cuzco Warbler) with some subtle physical differences (like eye arcs) but thankfully sings a totally different song. The only other warbler around was a Slate throated Redstart. We finally got a break in the rain a bit after ten and then we headed out to explore further down the road. After lots of looking before lunch we didn’t find the remaining target. We had a late lunch at the lodge and went back out again early in the afternoon and this time we had better luck and found a very vocal pair of Cuzco Warblers. Trying to get looks was tough and getting any photos was even harder. Nonetheless I got a few photos when the bird popped into the open ever so briefly. Very happy to have all three targets for the Peru part of the trip wrapped up early on. It was a low diversity day with just three species but when two are lifers that is not bad at all (other warbler for the day was Slate throated Redstart). 

Two banded Warbler, Cock of the Rock Lodge, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 5, 2024

Two banded Warbler, Cock of the Rock Lodge, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 5, 2024

Blackburnian Warbler, Carretera a Manú, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 5, 2024

Three striped Warbler, Carretera a Manú, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 5, 2024

Three striped Warbler, Carretera a Manú, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 5, 2024

Russet crowned Warbler, Carretera a Manú, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 5, 2024

The last full day in the area of Cock of the Rock Lodge I explored around the lodge early on before breakfast in a successful attempt to get better photos of Two banded Warblers. During my time around the lodge I also turned up my first Tropical Parula of the trip as well as more Slate throated Redstarts. After breakfast we headed up the road and ran into rain right away which persisted in varying intensity the rest of the morning. At times we were stuck in the vehicle due to the rain and other times got soaked trying to find stuff. In one of the lighter periods of rain we ran across a nice mixed flock that contained Three striped Warblers and Russet Crowned Warblers. Other new warblers for the day seen in various flocks included Blackburnian Warbler and Spectacled Redstart. By the end of the morning I had found seven species of warblers. After lunch and a little break we headed out in the middle of the afternoon to a cock of the rock lek and then did more roadside birding. No new warbler species for the afternoon but we did see a few species. By the end of the day I had seen a total of seven species of warbler. 

Slate throated Redstart, Cock of the Rock Lodge, Cuzco, Peru, Dec 6, 2024

After a final night at Cock of the Rock Lodge we had an early breakfast and started the twisty drive back up the mountain with our destination for the day being Wayqecha Lodge (the same spot we stopped for lunch on our way a few days prior). We had an early breakfast and then started the drive up the with frequent stops for roadside birding on the way. Warblers were scattered around in various locations with no new species seen. We had lunch on the road and made it to the lodge a little after two, got settled in and then headed out for another long walk before dinner (no warblers on that walk). I finished the day with six species of warblers. 

We started Saturday with a look for another antpitta species before having breakfast. After breakfast we started the very, very long drive to Ipal which involved driving down the mountain we were on and then going back up another mountain range to the other side via a pass in the mountain at over 4100 meters. We did some birding along the way with a few stops but a lot of the day was driving to our destination at the Ipal Ecolodge in Ipal. The only species of warbler for the day was Slate throated Redstart. We arrived at our new lodging around five. The lodge was a bit too rustic for my tastes with no windows and just screens that didn’t keep the bugs out. Thankfully it was only one night. 

After a rather restless night of attempted sleep we birded a bit around the small property which produced a Slate throated Redstart as the first warbler of the day. Unfortunately I started to get cold symptoms and appeared to have caught the cold the guide had since the first full day of the trip despite my best efforts to avoid catching it. The weather was again overcast with occasional rain which made being out a bit uncomfortable. After leaving our lodging we headed to a nearby area that featured a nice feeder set up allowing great looks and photo opportunities for a variety of species (mainly tanagers and hummingbirds). As we watched the activity for hours there would also be species moving past in the trees nearby and this included a Tropical Parula and I got some distant photos. We then started the long drive back up over the mountains through the Abra Malaga Pass. The weather continued rainy and cool and we only made a few roadside stops along the way. One stop did produce a new warbler species for the trip with a couple Citrine Warbler in the area of a mixed flock. We arrived at our lodging for the night in a town that is the jump off point for those visiting Machu Picchu so a busy place. My cold symptoms continued and it was a bit tough to sleep. With a noontime flight from Cusco to La Paz scheduled for the next day the guide decided we did not have the time to get any birding in before making the two hour ride to the airport. Initially we were going to have breakfast at the hotel just after six and then leave around seven but for reasons not fully explained we left around this time with a bagged breakfast to have along the way so I ended up at the airport around 8:30AM and had a long wait for my flight. As I was not feeling well I toyed with the idea of canceling the Bolivia trip and heading for home but decided to press on. 

Total warbler species for this portion of my trip came to ten species. Although this might not seem like a lot, it was quality and not the quantity for this trip with a total of three new warbler species for me including Pale legged Warbler, Two Banded Warbler and Cuzco Warbler. The other species seen during this portion of the trip included Tropical Parula, Blackburnian Warbler, Three striped Warbler, Citrine Warbler, Russet crowned Warbler, Slate throated Redstart and Spectacled Redstart.

Cape May Warbler overwintering in South Hadley

Cape May Warbler, South Hadley, MA, Dec 14, 2024

Cape May Warbler, South Hadley, MA, Dec 14, 2024

Cape May Warbler, South Hadley, MA, Dec 14, 2024

Cape May Warbler, South Hadley, MA, Dec 14, 2024

Cape May Warbler, South Hadley, MA, Dec 14, 2024

Cape May Warbler, South Hadley, MA, Dec 14, 2024

After a long and eventful trip back from Peru and Bolivia I headed out this morning into the cold in the hope of tracking down a Cape May Warbler that appears to be attempted to overwinter at a private residence (posts covering the Peru and Bolivia will be up as soon as I can get around to it).  I originally heard about the bird from Greg while I was in Peru on December 8th and I reached out to Greg to see if I could try to see the bird when I finally got back home (assuming it stayed).  Once I was home I immediately reached out to Greg and he put me in touch with the homeowners who reported to bird was seen as recently as yesterday afternoon.  Although I was very tired I headed out on a very cold morning (around 10 degrees) in the hopes of seeing the bird before I returned home to try to catch up on some sleep.  The homeowner stated he usually puts the feeders out around 7:30 so I figured I would stop by around eight.  Given the very cold temps in the morning I pushed this time off until probably 8:30-9 but then the homeowner texted me and let me know the bird was already back despite the cold I immediately headed down.  I arrived a bit after eight and started looking and within a few minutes saw it working an area of rocks before flying to some small bushes in front of the house where it stayed put in the sun for several minutes.  The gracious homeowners then invited me in from the cold to view the feeders from inside and the bird came in several times to the suet feeder as well as a brief stop at a seed feeder as well as apparently foraging on the ground.  The bird looked quite healthy and likely is roosting at night in a nearby thick tangle of evergreens and makes an appearance as soon as the feeders are put out.  I had a great conversation with the homeowners regarding the rarity of the species for this time of year and the best way to give the bird the best chance of survival.  This is the only record I could find for the species anywhere in western Massachusetts between the winter period between December-March.  This becomes the second species of warbler for me this month in the county after seeing some Yellow rumped Warblers on the first before heading off to South America and extends my streak with two warbler species to an amazing 33 months.  My personal previous late date for the species was October 15 which I set last year and the species is usually gone by the beginning of October.  It will be interesting to see how long it sticks around given that it seems to have great shelter and a steady food supply.  A big 'thank you' to the homeowners for letting me stop by to see the bird.

The start of December with Yellow rumped Warblers

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Hadley, MA, Dec 1, 2024

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Hadley, MA, Dec 1, 2024

I started off the new month of December trying my best to track down a warbler for the month before I leave for warmer locales.  I decided to head out on a cold morning to a spot along the river in Hadley that has featured some Yellow rumped Warblers during previous winters and I happily ran across two Yellow rumped Warblers after a bit of searching.  I was able to get photos of one among some bittersweet.  The warblers extend my streak of seeing at least one species of warbler in Hampshire County out to 92 consecutive months.  I checked a few other spots for other warblers but came up empty.  Although not a warbler I did find a county first Harlequin Duck to finish the morning.

End of November

I have only managed to find three species in Hampshire County for the month despite a lot of looking and only got photos of two (missed the Common Yellowthroat).  Not a banner November by any stretch of the imagination.  Nonetheless I still had fun trying to track down new stuff.  Thankfully I had a quick getaway to Florida to give me my warbler fix and I actually managed to add three new warbler species to my Florida state list.  The trip to Florida got me to 18 species for the month so quite happy with that.  I will be out to start December in the hopes of finding a warbler in the county before I head well south in search of a few new warbler species.

Warblers on a short trip to Florida including several unusual ones

Nashville Warbler, Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 16, 2024

Blackpoll Warbler, Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 18, 2024

We just took a short trip down to Florida to celebrate a relatives 100th birthday and I got some birding too...managing to find several rarities. I arrived into Fort Lauderdale in the mid afternoon and by the time we made the drive north to Wellington and then stopped for dinner it was almost dark. All was not lost for warblers as I did manage to see a few ‘western’ Palm Warblers at the spot we had dinner.

Yellow throated Warbler, Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Wellington, FL, Nov 15, 2024

Northern Parula, Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Wellington, FL, Nov 15, 2024

Northern Waterthrush, Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Wellington, FL, Nov 15, 2024

Northern Waterthrush, Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Wellington, FL, Nov 15, 2024

Prairie Warbler, Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Wellington, FL, Nov 15, 2024

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Wellington, FL, Nov 15, 2024

American Redstart, Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Wellington, FL, Nov 15, 2024

Pine Warbler, Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, Wellington, FL, Nov 15, 2024

Common Yellowthroat, Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area, Royal Palm Beach, FL, Nov 15, 2024

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area, Royal Palm Beach, FL, Nov 15, 2024

The first full morning in Florida was spent in the Wellington area with a early morning stop at Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area where I had four species of warblers including a hundred plus Yellow rumped Warblers steadily moving through. After about an hour and a half covering a small area (due to few trails being well maintained) I headed back toward our lodging. We then headed to nearby Peaceful Waters Sanctuary  before heading to the birthday party. This stop produced a total of nine species of warblers. Among the nine was a Northern Waterthrush with an injured leg and a unique set of two white marks on its back. The bird seemed to be feeding fine despite the injury and hopefully it will survive. We then went to the birthday party midday and after a few hours there we starts the couple hour drive up to Melbourne Beach, where we arrived around dinner time. 

Nashville Warbler, Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 16, 2024

Palm Warbler 'western', Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 16, 2024

Northern Parula, Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 16, 2024

Common Yellowthroat, Sebastian Inlet SP, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 16, 2024

On the first full day in Melbourne Beach I was out before dawn and headed to Sebastian Inlet SP primarily looking for a rare to the area Sabine’s Gull (which I did not find). I had a few warblers with nothing unusual among them…not too surprising as I was not in good warbler habitat. I stayed near the inlet until Pelican Island NWR opened for the day. I arrived there around 7:30 and did some roadside birding near the Centennial Trail.  Although I only had five species of warbler at the spot I did find one rarity with a Nashville Warbler in a mixed flock. The Nashville Warbler was a new species for me in Florida (bringing my state warbler total to 24 species). I then tried another area of the refuge (Bird's Impoundment Trail) and this spot was quite productive for warblers with half a dozen species including some new ones for the day. The big highlight here was not a warbler but a Dark eyed Junco I found which is a big rarity this far south and perhaps a first county record in Indian River County. A couple other short walks around midday produced a few more warblers and brought my day total to ten species. 

Cape May Warbler, Jungle Trail, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 17, 2024

Yellow throated Warbler, Jungle Trail, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 17, 2024

Black and White Warbler, Jungle Trail, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 17, 2024

Nashville Warbler, Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 17, 2024

Common Yellowthroat, Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 17, 2024

Cape May Warbler, Sebastian Inlet SP, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 17, 2024

Hooded Warbler, Sebastian Inlet SP, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 17, 2024

The second full day out on the coast found me heading south again to explore some areas of the Jungle Trail (a dirt road actually) where some unusual warblers have recently been seen. As it was before daybreak when I was ready to go I made a detour to Sebastian Inlet before going to the Jungle Trail trying in vain again to find the reported Sabine’s Gull there. I eventually headed to the Jungle Trail a bit after seven. I arrived to find it a bit breezy so not optimal for finding warblers. Nonetheless I started looking and came across a few warblers scattered here and there with no real mixed flocks. I did have some luck with my first Ovenbird of the trip. The noise from a nearby maintenance yard and a Cooper’s Hawk sitting among the tangles probably added to the lack of warblers. I almost gave up on the area and then noticed a group of Palm Warblers and then a couple other species including my first Black and White Warbler for the trip. I then turned up more and more species with Yellow throated Warbler and then three Cape May Warblers and then a Bay breasted Warbler. I got photos of a few of the species and then a Broad winged Hawk came in and ruined the party. I eventually got back on some of the flock further up the road but never could track down the Bay breasted Warbler again which was too bad as this was a new warbler species for me in Florida (bringing me to 25 species). After an hour and half in a relatively small area producing nine species of warblers I headed north a bit and turned up the Nashville Warbler at Pelican Island NWR once again. I then made a couple more stops with the last being back to Sebastian Inlet SP where I finally had luck seeing the Sabine’s Gull. Once I got photos of the gull I worked some of the edges and came up with more warblers. I could hear a Northern Waterthrush and there was a bird photographer there using playback and getting no response. He walked away and then I just stayed put and got looks at the waterthrush.  As I was watching it I noticed a yellow bird fly in that turned out to be a Hooded Warbler! A good late record and a nice addition to the day. I then headed back to the lodging for lunch before we headed out in the afternoon with the intention to do some kayaking. Unfortunately the nearby spot we used before no longer rented kayaks so we had some ice cream instead! We then spent the rest of the afternoon at the lodging on the beach and I added a life bird for the effort with a Cory’s Shearwater (yes somehow I have not had the species before now). By the end of the day I had found 14 species of warblers.

Cape May Warbler, Jungle Trail, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 18, 2024

Black throated Green Warbler, Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 18, 2024

Blackpoll Warbler, Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 18, 2024

Nashville Warblers, Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 18, 2024

Orange crowned Warbler, Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 18, 2024

Palm Warbler 'western', Pelican Island NWR, Vero Beach, FL, Nov 18, 2024

Palm Warbler 'yellow', Moss Park, Orlando, FL, Nov 18, 2024

The last day of our short trip started off as the last couple have, with me heading south in search of warblers. My first stop for warblers was along the Jungle Trail in a vain attempt to relocate the Bay breasted Warbler seen previously. Although I had no luck with the Bay breasted Warbler I did have a Hooded Warbler that offered fleeting views as it stayed in a dense tangle and called quite a bit. I had to be happy with some recordings. There were at least two Cape May Warblers in the area too among a total of seven species at the location. I then headed a bit north to Pelican Island NWR to spend my last hour and a half free before packing up and heading out. I arrived and started looking for the continued Nashville Warbler and ended up finding two of the species moving together. I then turned up another unusual species with a Blackpoll Warbler (my third new warbler species for my Florida list on this trip). I found a number of other species as I walked the road including my first Black throated Green Warbler of the trip. I wish I had more time to explore a bit more as it was fairly active. We had to be out of our lodging by ten so headed back, packed up and started the drive toward Orlando for our flight. The original plan was to go to the Orlando Wetlands Park but when checking directions to there noticed it was closed on Mondays so we had to come up with an alternative. We picked the wildlife drive at Merritt Island NWR until we discovered that location was also closed for the day. After a bit of discussion we headed to Viera to the Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands . This location proved to be very slow with not a lot of activity…a far cry from what I remember from visits several years ago. We then headed further north and then east to try Moss Park before heading to the airport. Not a lot of variety at the location with typical species like Yellow rumped Warblers, Pine Warblers and Palm Warblers (with both subspecies present). By the end of the day I had found 14 species of warblers, matching my total from the previous day. I started feeling a little off and thought it might be something I ate. I didn’t feel much better as the day wore on and I was very glad to get the flight over with and get home. I took it easy the next day and felt better. 

Although it was a short getaway I still had some good luck with warblers with 18 species, including three new ones for me in Florida with Nashville Warbler, Bay breasted Warbler and Blackpoll Warbler. My Florida warbler list now sits at 26 species.