Apparently the groundhog was wrong, as spring migration appears to be a few weeks later than normal.
Nearby, Spring Valley Wildlife Area is one of the few wetlands attractive to a wide variety of migrating warblers, marsh birds, and waterfowl. This time of year, the yellow-rumped warbler would usually be in large numbers already, and consistently I am only finding a small handful. I was fortunate to find a singular Prothonotary Warbler by the shore last weekend, and a friendly Northern Parula Thursday. No signs yet of Palm warblers, Yellow Warblers, Eastern Kingbird, or waterthrush.
