A Parula Warbler appeared this morning along with a Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Northern Mockingbirds have come over from Bay Avenue to investigate -- whatever it is that Northern Mockingbirds investigate. The reason there have been so many American Goldfinches around may be the huge number of Pileworts in seed; we don't have thistles or milkweed but we do have piles of Pilewort seeds attached to feathery plumes that are ready to be blowin' in the wind. And the Baccharis seeds, shortly to arrive, also have feathery plumes. It's all excellent finch feed.
Oh yes, Royal Terns on the creek and at least one Green Heron still in the area.
Eric Salzman
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