I'm off to a good start to August with warblers with a total of 18 species so far including a couple slightly late Cerulean Warblers at Skinner SP this morning. Most species have quit singing at this point although there are a few species that will occasionally sing. It is getting more like fall birding with listening for contact calls and movement in the trees. Lots of juveniles and molting adults around leading to some ratty looking individuals although there are still some stunning adults around (especially a Canada Warbler I had yesterday). As mentioned above the most unusual species for the month so far were the two adult male Cerulean Warblers this morning at Skinner with one of them banded (part of an ongoing multi state study of the species). Cerulean Warbler are one of the first species to head south and I was certainly surprised to find two adult males still hanging around. The only negative part of the new month is that I tweaked my back again (thanks years and years of lifting heavy people!).
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