I didn't have a lot of time for birding this week, and only managed to log 33 avian species here in Old Trail during three hikes. But I did have a few highlights to share.
Blue Jay
Carolina Wren
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
I saw my First of Season (FOS) Brown Creeper.
Brown Creeper
Brown Creeper
Tennessee Warblers are usually out of the area by October 15, but I saw one here on October 27. It was more interested in foraging than my taking close-up photos.
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
On October 29, I saw my FOS Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (a juvenile).
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Summer resident Chipping Sparrows have been gone for a few weeks, but we seem to have a flock of 30-50 of them that spend the winter here in Old Trail, and I saw quite a few of them. I'm hoping that it is the winter flock that has returned.
Northern Mockingbird, two House Finches, and a Chipping Sparrow
House Finch and Chipping Sparrow
Five Chipping Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
My Old Trail week list:
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
American Goldfinch
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Brown Creeper
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Mockingbird
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Great Blue Heron
Chipping Sparrow
Pileated Woodpecker
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker