Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Prothonotary Warbler at Fairmount Park

We had sort of been ignoring Fairmount Park as a birding spot, but reports of the Prothonotary Warbler there piqued our interest. We took a look on the weekend, but we arrived sort of late and there were too many non birders around and we didn't find the target bird. We had some time this morning, so figuring a weekday would be less crowded, off we went. We probably spent about an hour or so with no luck, but with the help of a handful of other "regulars" who must frequent Fairmount often, we were able to get great looks at this beautiful warbler. What a show it was putting on! It stayed in the same tree for a long time so we saw it from many angles and got to observe its personality. In fact, Chris calls him Mr. Personality in the first picture. Don't you just love the glint in the eye and the "look at me" pose?

Prothonotary Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler


Monday, October 27, 2014

Dairy Mart Ponds San Diego

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Black-crowned night heron (juvenile)
Black-crowned night heron (juvenile)

Northern Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush

Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron with a fish

Kestrel with a dragon fly
Kestrel with a dragon fly



Saturday, October 4, 2014

Five warbler day

You can tell the fall migration has started. We had five kinds of warblers come by today. Oh and a thrush too

Wilson's warbler
Wilson's warbler

Nashville warbler
Nashville warbler

Black-throated gray warbler
Black-throated gray warbler

Yellow-rumped warbler
Yellow-rumped Warber

Wilson's warbler
Wilson's warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler

Swainson's thrush
Swainson's thrush