I made it to the park today, taking advantage of the break from rain. And I'm so glad I did! It was one of those birds-everywhere days that are such treasures. My first official greeter was this black-throated blue who waited through a lot of out-of-focus pictures to give me a little over-the-shoulder flirting.
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| black-throated blue warbler |
Several warblers declined to be photographed, and then this cuckoo popped up for no particular reason. And then disappeared and reappeared several time. Thanks Buddy!
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| yellow-billed cuckoo |
The adults are not my favorites, but goslings are irresistibly adorable.
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| Canada goose |
Orioles! They were fast and gorgeous!
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| Baltimore oriole |
There were 2 pairs of orioles flirting it up. It looks like a great place for a nest to me, but of course I'm not an oriole.
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| Baltimore oriole |
Tanager in the sun!
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| scarlet tanager |
I saw an ovenbird who left frustratingly quickly, and this waterthrush was waiting for me as I searched for the ovenbird.
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| waterthrush |
Mystery thrush. Probably either hermit (I did see one of those for-pretty-sure) or a grey-cheeked (others reported these). I'm still not great at figuring out thrushes.
Tomorrow maybe I'll make it to turtle pond where apparently it was awesome also! :-)
