We welcomed new members as we resumed our field trip schedule after the pandemic pause.

The weather was partly cloudy and hazy with an east wind, far from ideal for landbird migration, but you can’t choose the weather when you schedule a field trip. The group found a few warblers (Palm, Parula, Redstart), some migrants (Baltimore Oriole, Hummingbird), a few water birds (gulls and cormorants, Osprey), and a few year-round residents (Carolina Wren, Downy Woodpecker, Cardinal). We also studied invasive plants and many Spotted Lantern-Flies as we walked the trails of this “bird island” among roads and urban development.