While I was finishing breakfast, I set my phone on the hood of my vehicle running the "Merlin" software. I was astounded when the following list accumulated in only 2 minutes:
Elegant Trogon Western Wood Peewee Western Tanager Dusky-capped Flycatcher Painted Redstart Lucy's Warbler Ash-throated Flycatcher Black-header Grosbeak Gray Hawk Grace's Warbler Flame-colored Tanager Plumbeous Vireo Olive Warbler Buff-breasted Flycatcher Black-throated Gray Warbler Bullock's Oriole House Finch Great Kiskadee Eastern Bluebird American Robin Brown-crested Flycatcher White-breasted Nuthatch Yellow-rumped WarblerThat's right, 23 species in 2 minutes, 9 seconds according to the file logged on my phone.
Mind you, I saw none of these. I may have heard "birds", but had no idea all of this was going on. I really ought to return to this area again this spring (2025).
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