Corvo Day Eight- Quantity is it's own Quality

To steal a phrase from Martin Cade, today was all about quantity which is it's own quality. We started the day off by giving Audrey and her partner a quick tour of the island's birding hotspots and from the car we had 4 Swainson's Thrush, a new male Scarlet Tanager and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Fojo. We then headed over to the Lighthouse Valley and the Bay-breasted Warbler was still in the Junipers. 

Around mid-day we dropped Audrey off at the Caldera (and scoped the 4 Ring-necked Ducks and European Moorhens from the car park but unfortunately no sign of the Canada Goose seen by Jose) and headed back to Fojo (we had a Grey-cheeked Thrush on the road on the way down) where we had 4 Red-eyed Vireos, a Philadelphia Vireo and the long-staying Ovenbird (all in the same tree!). We also had a Grey-cheeked Thrush there too. 

We then went to Cantinho and had another Red-eyed Vireo there and also a Setophaga sp calling (sounded like a Parula- we will look for it again in the morning). Then a quick look at Cancelas (nothing new) and then we headed back to the village (the usual Swainson's Thrushes were along the road). 

After coffee we did the Lower fields and had a female Yellowthroat at the Pig Farm.   

So basically 18 American passerines today! Many of them are long staying birds. 

Live Ebird Trip Report HERE

Daily Corvo Log HERE

Bay-breasted Warbler (above and below) 

Grey-cheeked Thrush 

One of the five Red-eyed Vireos today 

Winter adult male Scarlet Tanager with solid glossy black remiges and black rectrices- compare with the bird from earlier in the week here with contrasting black coverts with primaries and the greenish tail

View over Lower Fields