Island Beach Yellow-throated Warbler - 4/7/23
On Friday I saw an alert on my phone of a Yellow-throated Warbler at my favorite birding location, Island Beach State Park. Yellow-throated warblers are difficult birds to get in Ocean County and even harder to get at Island Beach. This is a bird that I had yet to find at the state park. Unfortunately, I did not see the alert until about an hour after it was sent. In the past couple years, I had missed it twice when one was reported. I happened to be at the park on each of those occasions, but at the opposite end from where the birds were, and each time they were gone when I reached their reported locations. This time I was home and on my way to assist my daughter with moving furniture. I figured I missed one again. Later, while I was loading my car with furniture, I got another alert that the bird was still around. I picked up the pace and completed my obligation. My daughter granted me my release so I could go ...