When I got up this morning I saw all sorts of migratory birds in and around my yard, so I hurried up with breakfast and went out to Mud Lake right away to check out the birding scene there. There were tons migratory birds there, birds in just about every bush and tree, and by the time I left at 11:45 am, when the birds became quiet, I had seen 14 species of warbler including Cape May, Northern Parula, Black-throated Blue, Bay-breasted, and three very vocal Tennessee Warblers. There were also plenty of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Baltimore Orioles around, and we all had a couple of great views of a brilliant Scarlet Tanager. Somehow Joe and I ended up being the only two who didn't get a photo of the Scarlet Tanager! I didn't end up with any photos, actually, not a single photo after 3 hours among the birds, just like one day earlier in the week.
 
Late in the afternoon there were still numbers of migratory birds floating around in my neighborhood, and with rain forecasted for tomorrow and through the weekend I thought I'd push aside exhaustion and head out for a walk in my neighborhood forest. In there I managed to get my photo of the day, a couple of shots of this Ovenbird. I also saw Common Yellowthroat, a regular breeder in the area, which was my 16th warbler species of the day. There were also Black-throated Blue, Black-and-White, Black-throated Green and Pine Warblers in the woods. Finally, as I was leaving the woods, I saw my first Wood Thrush of the year. So lots of action in the birding scene today all around.