Could today be the third day in a row of great birding? I awoke to clear skies with only a few clouds, and when I left my house at 8:10 the sun was shining. Two miles and five minutes later the skies had clouded over, and 10 mintues later, as I approached the trail, it started to drizzle. For the next 2-1/2 hours there was intermittent drizzle with a few brief moments of sunshine. At one point I saw an entire rainbow from end to end over the trail. I wonder if there was a flock of Golden Eagles at one end of the rainbow and a flock of Golden-winged Warblers at the other end. : - )
My camera lens was too long to capture all but a small part of the rainbow.
Rainbow over the Glenthorne Loop Trail
Seeing birds was a challenge today, as I spent a lot of time covering my camera and waiting under tree cover for the drizzle to stop each time. However, I ended up with 29 species. The only warbler I saw was an American Redstart, but I heard a Northern Parula in the bog area.
Swainson's Thrush
Eastern Meadowlark
American Redstart
Black and Turkey Vultures
Field Sparrow with a white collar
Chipping Sparrow
Belted Kingfisher
I wonder what this Carolina Chickadee did with it?
Juvenile Northern Cardinal
I saw a male Scarlet Tanager in molt, but it could be a female Summer Tanager. All opinions are appreciated. As soon as I left the trail to head home, the sun came out, and the rest of the day was cool and sunny.
Scarlet Tanager
Indigo Bunting American Crow Catbird Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rock Pigeon Swainson's Thrush Eastern Wood-Pewee Carolina Wren Carolina Chickadee Pileated Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Ruby-throated Hummingbird American Goldfinch Blue Jay Canada Goose Eastern Meadowlark Northern Parula American Redstart Tufted Titmouse Turkey Vulture Black Vulture Northen Mockingbird Scarlet Tanager |