Female and male Eastern Bluebirds
I arrived at the trail at 1:15 this afternoon. Although it was fairly quiet, it was "birdier" than I had expected for a hot and humid June afternoon. An almost continuous light breeze mitigated some of the heat and humidity, and after 1-1/2 hours on the downstream and Glenthorne Loop trails, I had logged 20 avian species.
Most of the birds were common summer species.
Female and male Eastern Bluebirds
Indigo Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Orchard Oriole
Eastern Kingbird
There were a few good birds as well. I saw a pair of Yellow-breasted Chats near the downstream picnic table. I tried unsucessfully to get both of them in the same photo. This species has nested and bred on the trail every summer for the past several years, so this pair will probably stay on the trail for the summer.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat
One of the several summer resident White-eyed Vireos was singing on Glenthorne Loop.
White-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
A pair of Broad-winged Hawks circled above for a few minutes.
Broad-winged Hawks
Broad-winged Hawk