I feel obligated to quote Dave Barry and say "I am not making this up" after some of the birds I've reported from Ft. Bayard lately.  Today's highlight was a singing male CAPE MAY WARBLER seen clearly but briefly on top of a locust tree before he headed off for parts unknown.  

I had 5 warbler species today, which is the best diversity I've had yet this spring.  The others were NASHVILLE, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, PARULA, and YELLOW-RUMPED.  In general the birds were less cooperative today, and I had to work to even find a Yellow-rump.  I also had an interesting mystery bird.  I was watching one of those frustrating neverending warbler chases as the 2 birds scooted by me, and with my naked eye for a split second I had an impression of a solid yellow underside and a black throat that suggested Hooded or I even Lawrence's.  But it wasn't a good look, so it could also have been something more pedestrian.

Other birds of note today were a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a singing Scarlet Tanager.  Oddly, a female Towhee (rarely seen within the park proper) and 2 White-throats were travelling around the trees together.

Jason Waanders
NW DC
jwaandersATstarpower.net