Nashville warbler

Migratory birds such as the Nashville Warbler have touched down several weeks ahead of schedule, and on blades of grass in New York State and other spots, ticks have perched, poised to latch onto their first victims of the season, since February.

In Raleigh several bird species showed up early this year—including the Black-and-white Warbler and the Nashville Warbler, says Deja Perkins, an avid birder and urban ecologist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

Three of the birds — a Nashville warbler and two magnolia warblers — were alive.

The photographers said a Nashville warbler had come through yesterday and they could hear one singing in the distance, at the moment.

You might even come upon a Nashville warbler or a Maryland yellow-throat!