Such has been my plea this year, and Matt Cameron came through! More on that a bit later in this post.
After 12 hours of searching for the Magnolia Warbler at Pedder Bay, the logical thing to do was… go back again! On Wednesday, I decided to be strategic about it. The warbler had been caught twice between 11 and 12, and twice in the same part of RPBO’s net array. At about 10:30 am, I went up to the ridge behind the banding site and took up a perch well above the tree tops. For 45 minutes, there were very few birds, then without warning, a small flock of passerines appeared. To my left was a Yellow Warbler, and to my right, in the top of a Maple, a warbler! Grey from above and behind, nothing remarkable, until it flew down to the next tree. In that moment, a lovely yellow rump was exposed, not as bright as a Yellow-rumped Warbler, but yellow. Liam Singh raced below the tree and heard two chip notes consistent with Magnolia.
I had been watching for wing bars and the diagnostic white band across the tail, but didn’t see either of those. I was grateful, though, when Jim Danzenbaker confirmed that the warblers with yellow rumps were limited to Yellow-rumped, Cape May and Magnolia. I could rule out the first two, leaving Magnolia-the bird I had been looking for! I got about a one-second look after 15 hours of effort, but that was enough for a big year tick (247)!
Throughout the year, I have been pleading with people to call me when they see an interesting (or even potentially interesting) bird. Matt and Court Cameron have been very good about this, alerting me to good birds throughout the year and even providing updates on resightings of birds that have been eluding me. On Thursday morning, I got a text and call from Matt. He was at Fort Rodd Hill looking at a Rock Wren. This was not a “gimme” bird for the year, so I was out of the house like a shot.
By the time I got to the heritage site about 40 minutes later, Matt hadn’t seen the bird for a while, but we both knew that it was likely in the area. Splitting up to search the area better, I went east and Matt went west. Within minutes, I found the wren, heading back along the cliffs in Matt’s direction. Rock Wren (248)!
Matt told me that he called me even before he called Court to let her know! So everyone else out there. Be like Matt! Call me! (250-514-6450.) This big year would be much smaller without the help and support of others.
The radar has been off the map this week. I’ve never seen so much migration in such a short period of time. Sadly, though, groundtruthing hasn’t been as successful as I’d hoped. Although the skies have been filled with birds, it can be quite challenging to figure out what they were. I have seen a lot more American Pipits and Savannah Sparrows this week. And of course, ducks and geese are definitely on their way. Overal, though, it hasn’t been very birdy in any of the places I’ve gone this week.
I’ve still gotten out birding at least a bit every day. Here are some photos from the week.
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Most days, I have been out from early morning until after sunset. Next week holds more than a few challenges. I am giving a number of presentations to a wide variety of groups, including the American Birding Association Rally in Port Angeles. That means I’m leaving the island again. How many good birds do you think will turn up on the day I’m away?