This time of year I try to get out early just to see who's still singing and to avoid the heat. This morning I was moderately successful. I was on the trail at Morgan Run from roughly 7:30 to 9 AM. Plenty of singers still vocalizing. And unfortunately the heat moved in.

At one point I had both a SCARLET TANAGER and a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO counter singing at each other. Has anyone ver noticed that their raspy songs are at the same frequency? Only the patterns are different.

Others included EASTERN WOOD PEWEE, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, OVENBIRD, YELLOWTHROATS, one WORM-EATING WARBLER and best fo all:

a CERULEAN WARBLER!

This bird was found down along the main stream right from where the main trail down there  meets the trail along the stream. It sang from a point up stream and made its way downstream from there. No I never caught sight of it. This is a hard bird to see in any location. And it's getting harder to find anywhere. Is it on the endangered list yet?
     If anybody wants to try to relocate this bird, you could also try it from across the stream where John Owings Road comes in to where the old bridge used to be. You find this road from Nicodemus Road. Otherwise you make the long trek I made from Ben Rose Lane. In the heat and humidity. Take water and be ready to sweat. I recommend getting there earlier than I did.

Jerry Tarbell
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