Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Yellow Warbler

This morning it was very calm out in the boat and we lingered in one spot for a while where we always hear but don't see the birds. Finally today we spotted the little warbler. Mike took two pictures and thought he got him in one. When we got home and went through all the pictures, we almost deleted this one at first since the bird blends in so closely with the leaves. We took a more careful look and both laughed when we realized it wasn't just a picture of leaves after all.

Black and White Warbler

An infrequent but oh so delightful visitor is the black and white warbler. Maybe they are here more often, though, and we just don't see them because they dart around very quickly. They don't come to any of the feeders but appear to be getting insects from all the nooks and crannies in the trees.

Black and White Warbler

A new visitor today. It's not our greatest picture (see the barn swallow for that!) but we couldn't resist posting because we haven't seen one of these yet. He has zebra stripes, and he runs down the tree head first like a nuthatch and darts about like a chickadee.

Magnolia Warbler, (spring male)

This was our new discovery for today: the Magnolia Warbler. Mike noticed it from inside the house, and since the day turned out nicer than expected, we had plenty of time outside trying to identify our new friend. Mike has heard Chris imitating a catchy song that she's heard these last few mornings that sounds like wee-did-a-wee-did-a-wee-did-a-we. When we used the field guide trying to identify this bird, it described its song as such and the picture matched up well too, so we were very excited to put two and two together. Maybe now Chris can stop repeating the song since the bird does it better.

Pine Warbler

Here is a male Pine Warbler