Migration is picking up!

This morning I left the house just after 8:00 AM and didn't get back until almost 1:00 PM. I just kept seeing great birds! Here are some highlights:

• American Robins are making a nest at the corner of Meadowheath and Stillforest. A few of these birds stick around all summer long.
  
• Near the nest I found a Black-and-white Warbler and a Swainson's Thrush.
  
• While birding the flood plain property I suddenly heard gulls calling. I looked up and saw two flocks of Franklin's Gulls wheeling around that eventually joined and drifted off north. There were about 60 birds.
  
• A little later I found a new bird for my neighborhood list: Blue-winged Warbler. That brings the list up to 156 species.
• I saw a singing Warbling Vireo for the first time this season, also on the flood plain property.
• On the creek by the T&C playing fields I got this picture of a Yellow-crowned Night Heron.
• On my way back home I ran into a nice mixed flock of birds right on Broadmeade. It included a Blue-headed Vireo, Black-throated Green Warblers, Nashville Warblers, Orange-crowned Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and Carolina Chickadees.
• While watching this flock of small birds, a Broad-winged Hawk flew over. And then another flock of Franklin's Gulls flew over.

What a great morning!