Black Rock Forest, 07/22/23

I woke up nice and early and I started my hike at Black Rock Forest right around 6:30 am. I enjoyed a very birdy and extremely peaceful hike of just a hair under eight miles. I tallied 47 species and a I had a few surprises: I heard a calling Winter Wren, a first for me at that location. I also had a singing Cerulean Warbler high in the trees that I was eventually able to get on with my binoculars. I’m not 100% sure, but again, I believe that is a first for me at this location. Other surprises included the lack of certain species: I had only one single, silent Ovenbird – they are typically numerous. And I also had only one single Yellow-throated Vireo, when typically I have 3 or 4.

~Least Flycatcher at Black Rock Forest, 07/22/23.~
~Indian Pipe (also called Ghost Plant or Corpse Plant) at Black Rock Forest. I’ve only ever seen this plant one other time, at Hickok Brook back in 2017. It was strange because I was walking along and I saw some mushrooms; I immediately thought about Indian Pipe, and don’t you know about a minute later I found this.~
~I believe this is a Red-eyed Vireo fledgling. I’d never seen one before today. BRF, 07/22/23.~
~Worm-eating Warbler at BRF, 07/22/23.~

2 thoughts on “Black Rock Forest, 07/22/23”

    1. Thanks Miller! I was happy because that is not usually a cooperative bird at all. Matt

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