Today was the Big Bird Thingy, It was supposed to be nasty weather but the
birds showed up anyway, in their hundreds if not thousands. I started off on
the deck at 6:30 with a cup of tea, binoculars and Merlin App on the iPhone.
Holy Shit! The trees were dripping with Warblers, Vireo's, Orioles.
Flycatchers and what have you. I quickly got a new bird for the yard in Hooded
Warbler, Whoo Hoo! It actually brightened up so I took a chance and set the
blind up and apart from a break for lunch and a mid afternoon cup of English
Breakfast I was in the blind until 4pm when exhaustion took over. I took 5072
photographs, I saw or Merlin App heard 74 species, I got 4 new yard birds,
Hooded, Worm-eating, Prothonotary and Blue-winged Warblers.
It was a 19 Species of Warbler day. 😎 Here's a few of them. Ok more than a
few.
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| American Redstart |
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| American Redstart |
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| Black and White Warbler |
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| Black and White Warbler |
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| Black and White Warbler |
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| Black and White Warbler |
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| Black and White Warbler |
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| Black and White Warbler |
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| Black and White Warbler |
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
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| Black-throated Green Warbler |
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| Prothonotary Warbler |
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| Blue Winged Warbler |
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| Blue-winged Warbler |
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| Common Yellowthroat |
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| Common Yellowthroat |
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| Indigo Bunting |
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| Magnolia Warbler |
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| Myrtle Warbler |
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| Northern Parula |
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| Northern Parula |
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| Worm-eating Warbler |
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| Worm-eating Warbler |
That sounds and looks like a great day! Prothonotary has to be a great bird for Lebanon County! Wonderful look at both male and female Black-and-white Warblers.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! All with 500mm pf?
ReplyDeleteYep, Z9 and 500PF, a great combination.
DeleteBeautiful pictures, Mike.
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