Palm Warbler
Dottie Johnson and I scoured the creek corridor of Pheasant Branch Conservancy this morning and came up with 50 bird species. There were 8 warbler species that included half a dozen Orange-crowned Warblers, Tennessee Warblers, Northern Waterthrush, lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers, Nashville Warblers, a few Common Yellowthroats, Palm Warblers, and one Black-throated Green Warbler. I entered 8 Blue-headed Vireos into eBird, but bet there were more. With one mixed flock there was a lone Yellow-throated Vireo. Hermit Thrush numbers were up and still one Swainson's Thrush (heard and seen). Good numbers of Winter Wrens, and bunches of White-throated Sparrows. Other sparrows included Lincoln's, Song, Swamp, Chipping, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Eastern Towhees. Other birds included Tree Swallows over the confluence ponds, Belted Kingfisher, Purple Finches, loads of Golden-crowned Kinglets, and much much more! There's still great birding in the woods!
Here are some other recent digiscoped images:
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Bobolink
Eastern Bluebird
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Pheasant Branch, Dane, US-WI
Oct 7, 2012 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
50 species
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Red-tailed Hawk
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Waterthrush
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
All images © 2012 Mike McDowell