Stopping at Whitnall Park this morning provided some nice views of some stunning warblers. The hardest to locate today was the Mourning Warbler, you can assume it is around as it had been seen, but showed itself the least. On a few occasions it came out of the log jam and I captured a few shots, but the shows were very short lived and it was usually on the move getting gnats. A Gray Catbird chased it out of the area a few times from the log jam, but it soon returned after a while as it popped out again from the sticks and logs. Other warblers species seen were Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Blackpoll, American Redstart, Wilson’s and Canadas. One is always hoping for more species, but this was fun and for the most part there were numerous of each species. It was a fun time with great birds and friends! Some sun but mostly cloudy skies with mild temps. Images were taken on May 21-22, 2017.
Mourning Warbler, male
Wilson’s Warbler, male
Canada Warbler, male
Mourning Warbler, male
Chestnut-sided Warbler, female
Wilson’s Warbler, male
Mourning Warbler, male
Canada Warbler, male
Magnolia Warbler, female
Canada Warbler, male
Wilson’s Warbler, male
Blackpoll Warbler, male
American Redstart, male
American Redstart, male
American Redstart, male
Wilson’s Warbler, male
Canada Warbler, male
Chestnut-sided Warbler, male
Mourning Warbler, male
Mourning Warbler, male
Chestnut-sided Warbler, female
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Great photos! It was worth waiting a day for a shot of the Mourning Warbler-you got some very nice shots! Great collection!
What beautiful captures these are Jim. I love them!! Congratulations on a wonderful photo collection!
Beautiful photos. I enjoy viewing your photos so I can learn to identify more birds. Thank you so much for sharing.
Wonderful photos, Jim! Thanks for sharing.
I believe the Redstarts are female and the one Chestnut-sided is a male. Great photos, especially of the elusive Mourning Warbler