Sightings – Birds
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 5/7/25
Observation Time: 8:15 a.m.
Observation Location: Moose Hill Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Common Name: Yellow-rumped Warbler
Scientific Name: Setophaga coronata
Comments: Flowering trees attract birds, especially those such as warblers that feed on the insects attracted by the blossoms.
The annual northward bird migration is in full swing and colorful warblers and other photogenic migrants are passing through Sharon. To keep track of the waves of migrating birds heading our way, check out the animated bird radar maps at https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/
Also, don’t leave home without the free app Merlin on your cell phone. It will tell you which birds are singing within earshot.
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Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 5/13/15
Observation Time: 11:25 a.m.
Observation Location: Moose Hill Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Common Name: Yellow-rumped Warbler
Scientific Name: Setophaga coronata
Comments: I got these photos standing underneath a flowering crabapple tree. The blossoms attracted insects, which in turn attracted insectivorous warblers that needed fuel to continue their migration.
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Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 5/8/23
Observation Time: 9:00 a.m.
Observation Location: Moose Hill Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Common Name: Yellow-rumped Warbler
Scientific Name: Setophaga coronata
Comments: The bird migration radar (https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/) showed a surge of migrating birds on the evening of May 7, so I was not surprised to see many migrating warblers at Moose Hill on the morning of May 8.
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Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 5/15/20
Observation Time: 8:35 a.m.
Observation Location: conservation land near Lakeview & Morse Sts.
Common Name: Yellow-throated vireo
Scientific Name: Vireo flavifrons
Comments: I did not realize what kind of bird I was photographing when I took this photo. A friend of mine who is an expert birder identified it from the photos.
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Observer: Deborah Radovsky
Observation Date: 6/4/22
Observation Time: 7:30 a.m.
Observation Location: Moose Hill Audubon Sanctuary, in tree on edge of meadow, near Billings Barn.
Common Name: Yellow-throated vireo
Scientific Name: Vireo flavifrons
Comments: Not only does this bird have a bright yellow throat, it looks as if it’s wearing bright yellow spectacles.
While the Yellow-throated Vireo is associated with forest edge habitat, it actually requires large blocks of forest to breed successfully. Numbers decrease sharply in forests smaller than 250 acres (100 hectares) in the northeastern United States.
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