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At Fairview Wetlands this afternoon, Lexi & I encountered 3 warbler species in a half hour, and I got my first 2024 image of a yellowthroat:

Welcome back, friend., Gotta love that showy mask. The other warblers: yellow-rumps and orange-crowns. No Wilson’s yet, but there was a Wilson’s Snipe. Also three swallows: barn, tree, rough-wing.

Fairview Wetlands, Marion, Oregon, US
Apr 28, 2024
25 species–not bad for an hour in the afternoon

Canada Goose  2
Northern Shoveler  16
Gadwall  2
Mallard  12
Northern Pintail  4
Green-winged Teal  12
Ring-necked Duck  2
Mourning Dove  3
American Coot  2
Killdeer  3
Wilson’s Snipe  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Northern Flicker  1
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  X
Barn Swallow  X
European Starling  4
American Robin  2
Spotted Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  20
Brewer’s Blackbird  5
Orange-crowned Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2