Colorful warblers drive The Biggest Week in Birding
The Beacon Blackpoll Warbler (Photo by Dianne Rozak) By D’Arcy Patrick Egan Flocks of warblers in an artist’s palette of dazzling colors are the stars of The Biggest Week in American Birding from May 6-10. “They’re so colorful, and their migration through our area is so magical at this time of year,” said Matt Kovach, who grew up along the Lake Erie shoreline and evolved into an all-around outdoorsman. When the southerly breezes pick up speed at this time of year, the warblers are waiting to ride the wind for a brief stay on the Lake Erie shoreline in Northwest Ohio.
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