Blackburnian Warbler at Governor Bridge Natural Area

This was the kind of days birders live for. Not only did I get a life bird, but the light was perfect and the temps were just right. I often spend considerable with Photoshop to get an image just right, but many of these are virtually untouched. I probably won’t have time to get them all up tonight.

Blackburnian Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

I’m nearly 70 years old, but I was as excited as a child to see this beautiful migrant.
Cornell:”A bird of the coniferous forests of the Northeast, the Blackburnian Warbler is breathtaking in its brilliant orange-and-black breeding plumage.”

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

I found another place where a pair of Ruby Throated Hummingbirds were feeding regularly.

Hummingbird Clearwing

Hummingbird Clearwing

Hummingbird Clearwing

Hummingbird Clearwing

Wikipedia:”Hemaris thysbe, or the Hummingbird Clearwing, is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives in Alaska and the Northwest Territories south through British Columbia to Oregon; east through the Great Plains and the Great Lakes area to Maine and Newfoundland; south to Florida and Texas.
Hemaris thysbe or Hummingbird Clearwing Moth
Adults are frequently mistaken for hummingbirds or bees because of their fast-moving wings and coloration. They have a two inch wingspan.
The caterpillars eat viburnum, hawthorn, honeysuckle, and a few types of fruit trees.”

Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole 23

Baltimore Oriole

This juvenile Baltimore Oriole was literally crashing through the brush in search of insects.

Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrashers are usually skittish, but this guy stayed in place for quite a while.


Great Crested Flycatcher

These birds will be heading South soon, and I’ll miss them.

Indigo Bunting.

Indigo Bunting.

Indigo Bunting.

Indigo Bunting.

Cornell:”The all-blue male Indigo Bunting sings with cheerful gusto and looks like a scrap of sky with wings. Sometimes nicknamed “blue canaries,” these brilliantly colored yet common and widespread birds whistle their bouncy songs through the late spring and summer all over eastern North America. Look for Indigo Buntings in weedy fields and shrubby areas near trees, singing from dawn to dusk atop the tallest perch in sight or foraging for seeds and insects in low vegetation.”

Red Eyed Vireo

Red Eyed Vireo

Red Eyed Vireos were easy to find today.

Red Shouldered Hawk

Red Shouldered Hawk

Not a great image, but I haven’t seen a Red Shouldered Hawk in a while.

Blue Gray Gnatcatcher

Blue Gray Gnatcatchers were also easy to find today.

One thought on “Blackburnian Warbler at Governor Bridge Natural Area

  1. What a bounty!! Love the antics of,the humming bird ..Even I who knows nothing about birds find that warbler magnificent. Must be wonderful for you

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