I have wanted to see one for a long time but they are rare vagrants up in the East.
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Yesterday I was in Point Pelee and saw quite a few unique and awesome species of birds!
Some of which include…
-Eastern Screech Owl
-Black-bellied Plover
-Ruddy Turnstone
-Dunlin
-White-eyed Vireo
-Prothonotary Warbler
-Indigo Bunting
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Every single one of those except the Indigo Bunting I have never seen! That sounds like a great list.
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That looks soo cool! Great photo!
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That’s so beautiful!
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Taking advantage of this week’s only rainless day, I went to a a local lake:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280458050
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280458051
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280458058
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280458065
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280458067
Plus the nightingale, the cuckoo and the warbler recordings I mentioned earlier in the topic.
I’m actually happy with these photos, as I went there at 2 in the afternoon and most birds are hidden so… a good birding day after all!
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And I haven’t even seen an indigo bunting (or at least I don’t think so).
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Thank you!
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They are awesome birds!
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Welp I forgot to make one. I’ve been busy lately.
Here is the bird of the week:
Sparrow
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They’re pretty common in the summer in Ohio. I never see them, but often hear them. I suspect it would be similar in Maine.
They are recognized by their whistled song: Fire! Fire! Where? Where? Here! Here!
This has often raised questions about the bird’s possible arsonistic tendencies. So maybe it’s a good thing you haven’t seen one yet! Get on their bad side, and you may come back to your house up in flames.
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I have a fair number of Indigo Buntings in my yard. They come every year. I captured this photo May 7.
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280728808, a whitethroat, window collision victim. It flew away quick, with minor injuries (only the beak looked damaged, but no other visible problems).
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It appears I’m going to be fortunate enough to have nesting Prothonotary Warblers this year. This female is industriously gathering materials and building in this nest box she’s standing on.
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Nice!
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Golden Swamp Warblers are gorgeous birds. I love the silvery wings on the males. I still remember the first one I ever saw at Nunes Ranch on Point Reyes. It went to the ground and bathed in a puddle right in front of our group.
I’ve got 6 wild house sparrow friends now. And I see most of them everyday!
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Common yellowthroat. I just love this photo.
Solitary sandpiper ( I think) and a wood-duck right next to each other! The sandpiper is a lifer!
This was my first confirmed time seeing one.
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For those that may be wanting to learn more about bird conservation and how we can help save birds, I’d recommend reading this post:
Bird conservation is super fascinating and I figured I’d share it with you guys since this is a birding forum.
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