May Migration Challenge - Day 21
Date: May 21, 2026
Location: Seabrook Town Forest
Start Time: 6:18am
Duration: 2 hr, 36 min
Daily Highlights:
Total species observed: 66
Warbler species observed: 14
Notable species: Mourning Warbler
Merlin’s Bird of the Day: Baltimore Oriole
Goal Progress:
Seabrook Town Forest Life List: 156/158
May Species Total: 120/100 COMPLETE
Warbler Species Total: 25/25 COMPLETE
Single Checklist Record: 80/70 (80 species - May 13th) COMPLETE
Vagrant Species: 0
Merlin Bird of the Day Streak: 1 (Longest Streak: 3)
2026 Patch Big Year: 131/150
Photo of the Day:
Daily Recap:
Migration may be slowing down, but the Town Forest is still alive with birds in the morning.
I finished with 66 species and added one new warbler for the month: Mourning Warbler, completing my 25-warbler goal! On my walk back, I heard it singing from the thickets near an Eastern Towhee. I got extremely poor photos of it, but that’s the price you pay with a skulky warbler like this. The Lincoln’s Sparrow pictured above on the other hand, gave me some of the best views I’ve ever had of one. It posed on a branch for me, bounding back and forth as I shot.
Tomorrow I won’t be visiting the Town Forest, but I’ll be doing something I’ve never done before and will still be writing about the recap tomorrow night. See you then!