Post Rain Boomer Birding

                                                                   Yellow Warbler

                                                     Female Eastern Downy Woodpecker

                                                               Blue-winged Teal


092219

1055-1217/77-78 F/variable to mostly cloudy/SSW-13/87-86% RH/29.88 Hg and steady

After an overnight rain of 2.73", a little activity was observed on Heron Cove.  A male Wilson's Warbler was singing, which proves that with adult males, even though they are migrating, summer is not over yet and testosterone is still coursing in their veins.  However, Zugunruhe provides migratory restlessness.  A photo was not possible due to the rapid movements, even though the male was at eye level.  It could have been a good shot.

The Wilson's was in the company of several Yellow Warblers, all having breakfast after a wet night.  Insects were on the menu, as migration depletes the body's resources.

A resident female Eastern Downy Woodpecker was also in the area on snags, also in search of protein sustenance.  An Eastern Bluebird was heard on the west side of The Cove.

The southeastern low field of Boomer Lake around the pecan trees and mulberry hosted a little over a dozen Canada Geese, 85 migratory Mallards, and a couple dozen juvenile Blue-winged Teal.  A couple of Barn Swallows (migrants) and resident Mourning Doves passed overhead.

The remainder of the day remained cloudy and more rain came late afternoon.  Perhaps tomorrow will prove fruitful, too.