We had nice weather all day today, for a change. I went back to Wooton in hope of seeing an uptick in migration, and it paid off. There was a good variety of birds in good light, and one of my favorite warblers posed, albeit briefly.
A moth and a butterfly also came in view, as well as a beaver, who startled me as I approached the marsh. A beaver entering the water makes a loud noise.
![Belted Kingfisher 116 Belted Kingfisher 116](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Belted-Kingfisher-116.jpg?resize=584%2C551&ssl=1)
Another lucky overhead flight of a Belted Kingfisher.
![Eastern Kingbird 100 Eastern Kingbird 100](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Eastern-Kingbird-100.jpg?resize=584%2C609&ssl=1)
![Eastern Kingbird 101 Eastern Kingbird 101](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Eastern-Kingbird-101.jpg?resize=584%2C488&ssl=1)
The Eastern Kingbird is a member of the flycatcher family.
![Common Yellowthroat 104 Common Yellowthroat 104](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Common-Yellowthroat-104.jpg?resize=584%2C549&ssl=1)
I found this Common Yellowthroat in a brief stop at Sands Road.
![Osprey 324 Osprey 324](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Osprey-324.jpg?resize=584%2C470&ssl=1)
![Osprey 325 Osprey 325](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Osprey-325.jpg?resize=584%2C581&ssl=1)
Several Ospreys fish at Wooton.
![Canada Goose 106 Canada Goose 106](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Canada-Goose-106.jpg?resize=584%2C490&ssl=1)
This Canada Goose was planted right in the main path, so I was ready when he took flight.
![Red Winged Blackbird 100; Red Winged Blackbird 100;](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Red-Winged-Blackbird-100.jpg?resize=584%2C647&ssl=1)
This is a female Red Winged Blackbird.
![Prothonotary Warbler 108 Prothonotary Warbler 108](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Prothonotary-Warbler-108.jpg?resize=584%2C501&ssl=1)
![Prothonotary Warbler 109 Prothonotary Warbler 109](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Prothonotary-Warbler-109.jpg?resize=584%2C518&ssl=1)
![Prothonotary Warbler 111 Prothonotary Warbler 111](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Prothonotary-Warbler-111.jpg?resize=584%2C479&ssl=1)
Wooton is a great place to find Prothonotary Warblers.
![Swamp Sparrow 107 Swamp Sparrow 107](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Swamp-Sparrow-107.jpg?resize=584%2C551&ssl=1)
![Swamp Sparrow 108 Swamp Sparrow 108](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Swamp-Sparrow-108.jpg?resize=584%2C617&ssl=1)
I saw a dozen or more Swamp Sparrows today.
![Pied Billed Grebe 102 Pied Billed Grebe 102](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pied-Billed-Grebe-102.jpg?resize=584%2C547&ssl=1)
![Pied Billed Grebe 101 Pied Billed Grebe 101](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pied-Billed-Grebe-101.jpg?resize=584%2C480&ssl=1)
![Pied Billed Grebe 100 Pied Billed Grebe 100](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pied-Billed-Grebe-100.jpg?resize=584%2C488&ssl=1)
Cornell:”Part bird, part submarine, the Pied-billed Grebe is common across much of North America. These small brown birds have unusually thick bills that turn silver and black in summer. These expert divers inhabit sluggish rivers, freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries. They use their chunky bills to kill and eat large crustaceans along with a great variety of fish, amphibians, insects, and other invertebrates. Rarely seen in flight and often hidden amid vegetation, Pied-billed Grebes announce their presence with loud, far-reaching calls.”
![American Redstart 100 American Redstart 100](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/American-Redstart-100.jpg?resize=584%2C646&ssl=1)
![American Redstart 101 American Redstart 101](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/American-Redstart-101.jpg?resize=584%2C626&ssl=1)
The American Redstart has always been a nemesis bird for me. I’ve missed many photographic opportunities.
![Chickweed Geometer 1 Chickweed Geometer 1](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Chickweed-Geometer-1.jpg?resize=584%2C499&ssl=1)
This moth is known as a Chickweed Geometer.
![Zebra Swallowtail 9 Zebra Swallowtail 9](https://i0.wp.com/hughvandervoort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Zebra-Swallowtail-9.jpg?resize=584%2C555&ssl=1)
This is a Whitish Swallowtail, also known as a Zebra Swallowtail.