Beryl Gaffney Park

May 21 2019

Remembering past successes, we headed out to try a different spot.

We took the right fork from the parking area, and soon found ourselves at a stream we could not safely cross.  So we bushwhacked south to the edge of the park and found a way to cross.  But it was too dense on the other side and we would have had to trespass to get around.  But the trilliums were at their peak.

So we hiked across the grass to the north where we found some huge stones that enabled us to cross.

We hadn't seen much, but when we came to a low spot, we got a Yellow-rumped Warbler and an Eastern Phoebe.

We also saw some Chestnut-sided Warblers and American Redstarts that were moving south along the path.

When the action petered out, we returned to the low spot where we got lots of views of a Northern Parula, and a few of a Canada Warbler.

So for a day that started out poorly, we had a good finish.