This Common Yellowthroat has found a nice caterpillar.

This Northern Cardinal was eating rapidly.

This Red Winged Blackbird is a female.

Prothonotary Warblers are relatively plentiful at Wooton.

Orchard Orioles nest at Wooton, but I don’t see them often.

Today’s bugs.

Today’s bugs.

This female Indigo Bunting was very active.

THis Eastern Towhee greeted me as I entered the park.

I heard this White Eyed Vireo singing, but it took a while to find him.

This is the second time I’ve seen a Chipping Sparrow in this tree.

Two Common Yellowthroats were foraging together.

Blue Grosbeaks are becoming easier to find.

THe Scarlet Tanager is aptly named.

Today’s bugs.

Today’s flowers.

I don’t recall getting a Downy Woodpecker and a Carolina Chickadee in the same shot before.

Blue Gray Gnatcatchers are becoming more numerous.

These Orchard Orioles were in the big field, but I usually see them at the lake.

It was tough to get a good look at this Brown Thrasher.

You can hear the song of the Indigo Bunting every summer morning.

Yellow Breasted Chats sing all morning, but they can be hard to find.

Today’s bugs.

And a couple more flowers.

It seems to me I’m seeing fewer Eastern Phoebes than last year.

It took a while to locate this Eastern Towhee even though he was singing loudly.

I saw several Red Eyed Vireos foraging in pairs.

Blue Grosbeaks breed at Governor Bridge.

This Common Yellowthroat was also serenading.

Today’s bugs.

This Black Racer is probably the same one I’ve seen twice before.

This is the largest Wolf Spider I’ve seen in MD.
Wikipedia:”Wolf spiders resemble Nursery web spiders (family Pisauridae), but wolf spiders carry their egg sacs by attaching them to their spinnerets (Pisauridae carry their egg sacs with their chelicerae and pedipalps). Two of the Wolf spider’s eight eyes are large and prominent, which distinguishes them from the Nursery web spiders whose eyes are all of approximately equal size. This can also help distinguish them from grass spiders.”

This White Eyed Vireo was looking for breakfast.

Today’s bugs.

This turtle might have been looking for a place to lay eggs.

There are many Indigo Buntings at Governor Bridge.

I’m not sure how this Northern Cardinal got so wet.

Wikipedia:”Their breeding habitat is wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds, and creeks in eastern North America, the west coast of the United States and western Mexico. They usually nest in cavities in trees close to water, although they will take advantage of nesting boxes in wetland locations if available. Females line their nests with feathers and other soft materials, and the elevation provides some protection from predators.[5] Unlike most other ducks, the wood duck has sharp claws for perching in trees and can, in southern regions, produce two broods in a single season—the only North American duck that can do so.”

Today’s bugs.

And a couple of flowers.

Red Eyed Vireos are heard throughout the parks.

This Common Yellowthroat looks a bit bedraggled.

Blue Grosbeaks should be easier to find from now on.

I don’t often find Wood Ducks in the water at Governor Bridge.

I found small flock of Cedar Waxwings.

This Scarlet Tanager came back to the same tree several times. The yellow one is a female.

Today’s bugs.

Several Great Blue Herons were fishing in the lake.

This Mallard hen was protecting her duckling.

I usually see Chipping Sparrows on the ground.

Tree Swallows were actively hunting all over the lake.

Two flocks of Cedar Waxwings were fly hunting near the lake.

This fisherman caught a nice Largemouth Bass.

Today’s bugs.

This Beaver was enjoying an early morning swim.

I was surprised to this large Northern Black Racer in this bush.