Well it's a good sign when I get to see a Canada warbler on my way to meet the group! I was this one by the southern end of the lake, where it teased me for a while before I remembered I was actually on a schedule and should get going. I had time to run around the upper lobe and I saw several little guys, but I have no idea what they were because of the sneezing. Time for allergy medicine! It turns out that if you sneeze and then get out allergy medicine and water and Kleenex such that your hands are full and you are juggling items, the birds think it's funny to come right over and flit about. It was maddening!
 |
| Canada warbler |
Met up with the group, and we went back to the upper lobe where there were birds a-plenty. We finally got a good look at a red-eyed vireo.
 |
| red-eyed vireo |
There was a warbling vireo there also. Guess what it was doing!
 |
| warbling vireo |
We saw this black-crowned night heron flying around over the lake, and it landed near us. They are hilarious looking.
 |
| black-crowned night heron |
Oriole! We have seen this guy here a few times, we sort of wondered if they were nesting nearby. Later I found their nest!
 |
| Baltimore oriole |
Ah, warbler time. I love this picture of the black-and-white, it almost makes up for the Blackburnian defeating my camera at every angle.
 |
| black-and-white warbler |
This is not a Canada (as I first thought) but is a "weakly marked" Magnolia.
 |
| magnolia warbler |
Black-throated green! Look at how gorgeous!
 |
| black-throated green warbler |
This scarlet tanager is showing off its acrobatic skills in addition to its brilliant coloring.
 |
| scarlet tanager |
As promised, Baltimore oriole with nest. Sadly the group had just left, but hopefully the nest will be going strong next week.
 |
| Baltimore oriole with nest |
No comments:
Post a Comment