Barbara and I walked the loop road around Sugar River Forest Preserve this morning and found 2 Acadian Flycatchers, the first we have heard/seen in Winnebago County this year. A Red-shouldered Hawk was calling, and we heard a Prothonotary Warbler in the swamp within the loop road. We did not see or hear any Yellow-throated or Cerulean Warblers. Has anyone detected Ceruleans at Sugar River in the last 2 years? Yellow-throated Warblers were found there last weekend during the spring count.

A single Black Tern was flying over Lake Summerset this morning. No other terns were detected during the 10 minutes we were there. You can park by the yellow gate along Best Road, just south of the main entrance, to scan the lake. Morning is best. The sign says no parking, so don’t leave the immediate vicinity of your car and don’t stay too long.

Oliver Road had a single SemiSandpiper mixed in with a small grouip of Leasts, about 6 Dunlin, and 8 SemiPlovers.