A sunny day and plenty of good birds! This can be a tough hobby sometimes, but a day like today can make up for all the lousy days. I’ve seen busier days, but today was still exceptional. Plenty of warblers, including a lifer, good light and more than a few migrants made for a wonderful morning.
My back was starting to hurt, but I made another stop at CBEC to see if any wading birds were around (they weren’t) and gave the Tree Swallows another try, with some success.
Two Cattle Egrets flew over the big pond.
This a female Blue Grosbeak, a bird I don’t often see at Terrapin.
I believe this is a juvenile Starling.
Red Winged Blackbirds look good in the right setting.
May seems late for a White Throated Sparrow to be here.
There are many Tree Swallow boxes at CBEC.
I’m learning the tricks of Tree Swallow flight shots.
Eastern Kingbirds seem to be numerous at the moment.
This Palm Warbler, like many, let me get quite close.
I saw more Yellow Warblers today than any previous day.
This is a female Common Yellowthroat Warbler.
This is only my second Indigo Bunting of the year.
Cornell: “A common warbler of willow thickets in the West and across Canada, the Wilson’s Warbler is easily identified by its yellow underparts and black cap.”