Warblers from Glenhurst Meadows

Yellow Rumped Warbler


Palm Warbler


Common Yellowthroat (Immature Male)

Yellow Rumped Warbler

We are back in NJ and glad to see the warbler migration is reaching our yard.

Sandy Hook has some fine berries

Yellow-Rumped Warbler 

Finch 

Juvenile Yellow Bellied Sapsucker

We went to Sandy Hook again for the fall migration. Many birds liked the berries on these trees. We are just learning to identify birds and aren't ready to start on trees yet.

More birds from Sandy Hook

Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron

Some more birds from Sandy Hook. The Yellow-Rumped Warbler was everywhere. The juvenile night heron was at the south pond. Mike thinks the third bird is a type of flycatcher probably a phoebe. The last is a sparrow not sure what type.

A visit to Sandy Hook

Eastern Phoebe 

Dark-eyed Junco 

Yellow-Rumped Warbler 

Sunday's weather was nicer than Saturday so Mike talked Chris into going to Sandy Hook again. We've been disappointed by Sandy Hook a few times. It's so large and confusing to someone new to birding. Today was a bit better. Still we didn't find the bobolinks, wood ducks, cuckoos, and vireos that others report. The first of season Dark-eyed Junko reminds us of the impending doom some call winter. We spotted quite a few kinglets, both ruby-crowned and gold-crowned.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler from the Meadowlands

 

 

Morning walk around Lake Nelson: Who needs Cape May?

We took our morning walk around Lake Nelson without the camera and binoculars. The day was so beautiful and the birds were all out, so we returned again with our birding gear to enjoy the migrating birds. There are many pairs of orioles, and we hope some will nest in the yard, perhaps enticed by the grape jelly Chris went out to get for them.

 
Cedar Waxwing

Baltimore Oriole 

 
Yellow-rumped warbler

 
Brown-headed Cowbird

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

 

 

We haven't seen a yellow-rumped warbler since the fall. We're thrilled that he appeared today.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler