Biggest Week in American Birding - May 2026

This year, I was delighted to co-lead 6 field trips during the Biggest Week! I had evenings free to explore some of the hotspots. The best sightings for me this year were not on the Magee Marsh boardwalk, but all around it! The Estuary trail offered great warblers and nightjars!! The show stopper was the Scarlet Tanager that put on a show just outside the West end entrance.

Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
Nashville Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Yellow Warbler
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Eastern Whip-poor-will
American White Pelican
American White Pelican
American White Pelican
American White Pelican
American White Pelican
American White Pelican
Eastern King Bird
Eastern King Bird
Eastern King Bird
Eastern King Bird
Eastern King Bird
Eastern King Bird
Eastern King Bird
Eastern King Bird
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
American White Pelican
American White Pelican
Northern Parula
Northern Parula
Northern Parula
Northern Parula
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Common Nighthawk
Common Nighthawk
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Redstart
American Redstart
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Northern Parula
Northern Parula
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Prothonotary Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern
Great Egret
Great Egret
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