Worm-eating Warbler
It was a beautiful day to be birding up on the parkway and Route 610 - mostly sunny skies, dry air, light winds, temperatures in the mid-60s, and little traffic. I started out at the old tower on 610, saw a few non-warbler species, and got my first warbler species of the morning.
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
I stopped again a little farther to the south, and saw a family of Cerulean Warblers. One of the first fall males was already getting some blue in its feathers.
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Papa and junior Hooded Warblers were at the same stop. Junior was calling for food, and papa obliged.
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warblers
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warblers
Hooded Warbler
I birded along the parkway from mm. 4 to mm. 14, but only heard one Cerulean Warbler and one Hooded Warbler, and saw one Black and White Warbler.
Black and White Warbler
I returned to Route 610, heard another Hooded Warbler and another Cerulean Warbler, got a quick look at a male American Redstart, and saw three more Worm-eating Warblers.
Worm-eating Warbler
My bird list this morning totaled 23 avian species. The most interesting non-warbler species was a male Scarlet Tanager starting to molt into its non-breeding plumage.
Eastern Towhee
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager