What a great weekend at Magee! It's almost the start of the Biggest Week in American Birding and we were getting a head start...along with a lot of others! There are guides from Black Swamp and Tropical Birding helping out too! Look for their mustard yellow caps, even a color blind guy can see them. It's nice to have help when you're looking for new birds!
We went to the BirdMobile Friday evening and stayed through Sunday. The weathermorons said to expect heavy rain, high winds, thunder, lightning, volcanoes, typhoons, and glaciers. Well, we did see a little rain and it was a little windy...but, all in all, not a bad time!
Now, let's get to the first photo(one of too many posted I fear)...that tiny little bird in the middle, the one that's a little over four inches long...and a bit on the very active side? That's a Cerulean Warbler. That's also a life bird for me and the Doodles(insert silly dance here!) As you know, lifers are never easy to see and this was noooo exception! I only had a chance at two shots before he disappeared into the nether regions of the marsh.
And he was only the beginning! We nabbed 54 species this weekend, with 15 being warblers. Pretty good for a couple of silly people! We also totaled up FOUR LIFERS altogether! But, you'll have to wait to see them!
In the mean time...I hope you like at least one of these photos...if not...I have plenty more!
We went to the BirdMobile Friday evening and stayed through Sunday. The weathermorons said to expect heavy rain, high winds, thunder, lightning, volcanoes, typhoons, and glaciers. Well, we did see a little rain and it was a little windy...but, all in all, not a bad time!
Now, let's get to the first photo(one of too many posted I fear)...that tiny little bird in the middle, the one that's a little over four inches long...and a bit on the very active side? That's a Cerulean Warbler. That's also a life bird for me and the Doodles(insert silly dance here!) As you know, lifers are never easy to see and this was noooo exception! I only had a chance at two shots before he disappeared into the nether regions of the marsh.
And he was only the beginning! We nabbed 54 species this weekend, with 15 being warblers. Pretty good for a couple of silly people! We also totaled up FOUR LIFERS altogether! But, you'll have to wait to see them!
In the mean time...I hope you like at least one of these photos...if not...I have plenty more!
Believe it or not, I could not get a butt shot of this guy...one of these days...
This is one of my better shots. Honest. Sucks, don't it.
Even the Scarlet Tanager came down to pose for me!
The first one had people lining up to view him down a slender path in the woods.
The second was pointed out to me by a young Amish boy with the keenest eye sight!
"We see them guys all the time down here."
The birds talk to me. Really.
Sa-weet! Love the whip-por-wills. One of my all time favs. Still hoping I can carve out some time to make it to the Lake this week!
ReplyDeleteHeighdy-ho Ranger Anna! How's our little wolfy buddy? Thanks for stopping by and be sure to look for us at Magee! Check at BSBO, they'll know where we are(gotta keep tight reigns on me you know!)
ReplyDeleteHi Dave, great post! Are you sure it's the bird voices you are hearing? :)
ReplyDeleteBinaca...Well, they're voices and they sound kinda a birdy...
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