I turned in "early" from covering my section of Clay County  
(northeastern portion) during today's North American Migration Count.  
The area in and around Watkins Mill SP produced some excellent  
birding -- one of the best days I've had around home in a long time!  
Total of 110 species seen or heard between 4 a.m. and 7 p.m.,  
primarily in pasture land and the woodland area in the state park.  
(In my totals, only 3 shorebirds -- Pectoral, Spotted Sandpipers, and  
Killdeer; only 1 waterfowl species -- Canada Goose.)

Highlights (all in or around Watkins Mill SP unless otherwise noted):

Black-billed Cuckoo - 1 in wet area on road along southeastern  
boundary of the state park
Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1, north side of bike trail
Alder Flycatcher - in numbers around the state park
Least Flycatcher - everywhere
Philadelphia Vireo - 1, east side of bike trail
Gray-cheeked Thrush - 1, singing at dawn, north end of park
Golden-winged Warbler - 2,  heard while driving through park on main  
road
Tennessee Warbler - in deafening numbers, will be interesting to see  
final tally
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 4+
Magnolia Warbler - 4+
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER - 1, in pines south of shelter, as in today's  
earlier post
Blackpoll Warbler - 2+
Ovenbird - 1
CONNECTICUT WARBLER - 1, as in today's earlier post (164th & Endsley)
Mourning Warbler - 2+
Wilson's Warbler - 1, near scout camp
Bobolinks - all over my territory today

Kristi Mayo
Kearney MO (Clay Co.)
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