This past week brought widespread reports of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Scarlet Tanagers and Baltimore Orioles. On the Bird Report, Vern Laux celebrates an exciting time of year for birders, as migrant birds pass by and summer resident species return for another breeding season. The majority of land birds migrate at night - a mysterious and largely unseen phenomenon!
Also of note, on May 10 a Lark Sparrow was found on the west end of Nantucket. On May 11 in the same spot, was a singing male Kentucky Warbler. Neither of these species should be on the island and both were a long way from home.
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