Brilliant Colors Flying Through the Trees

 I had the pleasure of leading a group of enthusiastic birders through Dilworth's Latta Park yesterday. In a little over two hours of birding we tallied 41 species. After the group broke up I stayed a few more minutes and added more species to my daily list..

Highlights were brilliant adult male blackburnian warbler, Cape May warbler, scarlet tanager, and five rose-breasted grosbeaks in one small tree. Spring migration is at its peak. There is a lot of color in the trees right now.The day's list is below:

Blackburnian Warbler by Cathy Miller Scarlet Tanager by Harrol Blevins Cape May Warbler by Ron Clark Rose-breasted Grosbeak by Ron Clark Cooper's Hawk	1
Red-shouldered Hawk	2
Broad-winged Hawk	1
Mourning Dove	1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	1
Barred Owl	3
Chimney Swift	6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	2
Red-bellied Woodpecker	3
Downy Woodpecker	2
Eastern Wood-Pewee	1
Eastern Phoebe	1
Great Crested Flycatcher	1
Red-eyed Vireo	2
American Crow	2
Fish Crow	2
Carolina Chickadee	3
Tufted Titmouse	1
White-breasted Nuthatch	2
Brown-headed Nuthatch	2
Carolina Wren	2
Swainson's Thrush	2
Wood Thrush	1
American Robin	20
Gray Catbird	3
Brown Thrasher	2
European Starling	2
Cedar Waxwing	2
Ovenbird	3
Northern Waterthrush	1
Black-and-white Warbler	4
Common Yellowthroat	1
American Redstart	2
Cape May Warbler	3
Northern Parula	4
Blackburnian Warbler	1
Black-throated Blue Warbler	5
Palm Warbler	1
Yellow-rumped Warbler	4
Black-throated Green Warbler	3
Eastern Towhee	3
Chipping Sparrow	5
White-throated Sparrow	4
Scarlet Tanager	3
Northern Cardinal	6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	7
Indigo Bunting	1
Common Grackle	5
Brown-headed Cowbird	2
Baltimore Oriole	1
House Finch	1
American Goldfinch	2