This Prothonotary Warbler is nesting at the lake.

This Common Yellowthroat is a female.

Indigo Buntings are easy to find as they often sing at the tops of trees.

The distinct song of the Eastern Towhee can be heard all through the park.

This Red Bellied Woodpecker was drumming for a ate.

These Orchard Orioles were very active at the lake.

This female Red Winged Blackbird. was foraging in the mud.

Today’s bugs and plants.

A large flock of Yellow Rumped Warblers was foraging in the parking lot.

Even a poor shot of a Scarlet Tanager is worth seeing.

Today’s bugs and a Rough Green Snake.

Blue Grosbeak, male and female.

Spring Goldfinches aren’t too shabby either.

The Indigo Buntings are back, in goodly numbers.

This Baltimore Oriole was a surprise.

This Swamp Sparrow stayed in sight for a while.

Common Yellowthroats seem to be nesting everywhere in the park.

The Yellow Rumped Warbler in breeding plumage is very striking.

This the first time I’ve seen a Magnolia Warbler in breeding plumage.

Another Yellow Rumped Warbler in breeding plumage.

Several Black and White Warblers were in the area.

Ruby Throated Hummingbirds have returned.

A small flock of White Throated Sparrows was foraging in a very small area of the woods.

Not a good image, but it’s my first Orchard Oriole of the season.

The American Redstart is one of my favorite warblers.

This Northern Parula is nesting at Governor Bridge.

THis Blue Gray Gnatcatcher is gathering silk for his nest.

My first Blue Grosbeak of the season.

Just as I was getting bored, this Black and White Warbler landed right in front of me.

My first Yellow Breasted Chat of the season.

Common Yellowthroats were unusually cooperative.

Northern Cardinals look really good in great light like this.

I had to chase this White Eyed Vireo for a while to get a good look.

I’m still trying to get a Tree Swallow in good light.

I haven’t had a good Blue Jay shot in a while.

There are many beautiful warblers, but the Prothonotary Warbler is spectacular.

This Yellow Throated Vireo is also a first of season.

Eastern Bluebirds hang out near the ballfield.

I caught this White Eyed Vireo just as he left his perch.

Another Yellow Rumped Warbler in breeding plumage.

This Green Heron was at the big lake.

This Mallard hen probably has chicks somewhere nearby.

These Chipping Sparrows look very handsome.

Red Eyed Vireos have returned in the last couple of days.

This Swamp Sparrow was well hidden in the brush.

Two Prothonotary Warbles were foraging rapidly and returning to their nest with the insects they found.

This solitary Lesser Yellowlegs was foraging in the mud at the big lake.

Gray Catbirds are plentiful all through the area.

This Savannah Sparrow was a surprise.

This Northern Parula is nesting near the big field.

I found this White-Eyed-Vireo at Truxtun Park.

This is my best Baltimore Oriole to date.

Many turtles were sunning themselves in the big lake.

I know exactly where to find Red Eyed Vireos in the park.

Yellow Rumped Warblers are in breeding plumage.

Red Winged Blackbirds nest in the marsh area.

THis Great Crested Flycatcher didn’t pose well, but he’s here for the record.

White Throated Sparrows should be migrating North.

Cornell;”The Ovenbird’s rapid-fire teacher-teacher-teacher song rings out in summer hardwood forests from the Mid-Atlantic states to northeastern British Columbia. It’s so loud that it may come as a surprise to find this inconspicuous warbler strutting like a tiny chicken across the dim forest floor. Its olive-brown back and spotted breast are excellent disguise as it gleans invertebrates from the leaf litter. Its nest, a leaf-covered dome resembling an old-fashioned outdoor oven, gives the Ovenbird its name.”

I seldom see the Northern Waterthrush.

Gray Catbirds Winter in Central America and the Bahamas.

This is the first female Eastern Towhee I’ve seen in the park.

Black and White Warblers usually crawl on tree trunks.