The Magical Month of May
Published: May 02, 2019
Tags: General Observations, rose-breasted grosbeak, black-and-white warbler, nashville warbler, northern waterthrush, common yellowthroat, yellow warbler, solitary sandpiper, savannah sparrow, grasshopper sparrow, great horned owl, brown thrasher, lincoln's sparrow, hermit thrush, northern parula, great-crested flycatcher, black-throated blue warbler
It's like Christmas morning for me! Excitement has been building as we've been heading towards that magical month that all birders in Western New York live for, the magical month of May. There's just nothing like it. Spring migration hits it peak during this month and we are treated to those lovely jewels and our colorful favorites, the warblers! And here we are; it's May 1st and the fun is about to begin!
In addition to the warblers that pass through the Atlantic flyway that the Great Lakes region is blessed to sit within, we look forward to seeing flycatchers return to our area, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, sparrows, thrushes, vireos, sandpipers, and more.
Here are a few photos from just the first two days of this magical month of May...
Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak - isn't he beautiful?! It's soooo good to have them back!
White-crowned Sparrow - these 1st 3 photos are all from my home feeders...
Veery at Tifft - my favorite thrush
A Northern Waterthrush at Tifft. Willie D'Anna and I saw at least 6 of them today!
A male Common Yellowthroat
FOY Yellow Warbler - a singing male!
A Solitary Sandpiper later on the first day
A pretty Savannah Sparrow at Times Beach
This Grasshopper Sparrow was a big surprise at Times Beach!
A Brown Thrasher at Times Beach
Great Horned Owl at Times Beach
A FOY lovely Lincoln's Sparrow at Times Beach
A beautiful Black-and-white Warbler at Forest Lawn
My FOY Northern Parula
A dapper male Black-throated Blue Warbler
Great-crested Flycatcher