Get Your Flycatcher Fix: First Week of May in Wyoming
Updated: Jun 19
Each week during migration, I provide a list of birds that are departing and arriving in Wyoming. This list is not exhaustive and only includes species seeing a significant shift in relative occurrence during the week posted. Remember, this represents data for the state as a whole and for the week as a whole. Your local area may experience slightly different dates/birds. For last week's update, click here!
Without further ado, here is...
This Week in Wyoming Birds - First Week of May
Birds Departing Wyoming:
Most species that are leaving, are gone! Prepare yourself for the waves of migrants. Of course, I use the term "waves" quite loosely.
Birds Arriving in Wyoming:
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Black Tern
Cattle Egret
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Least Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Plumbeous Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Swainson's Thrush
Brown Thrasher
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Bunting
Bobolink
Orchard Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Northern Waterthrush
Virginia's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting