Christopher See

Early arrivals

I realize I haven’t had much time for birding lately, but in light of the migration progression, I thought I’d take a look around to see what’s chirping. These photographs are from a short walk in the vicinity, right before sunset on a cloudless day.
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I did in fact find a few warblers, including palm, blue-winged and yellow-rumped individuals. It’s likely that a good number evaded the camera, but I did hear an orchestra of songs throughout the walk.
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cs6760.jpg;Yellow-rumped warbler
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And there were quite a number of other birds in the vicinity, including a gregarious flock of blue jays, squawking and nibbling at leaves. Sparrows were also present, including song, chipping, white-throated, savannah and field. The real highlight was the inseparable pair of savannah sparrows occasionally napping atop a budding tree.
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cs6584.jpg;Baltimore Oriole
cs6615.jpg;Eastern towhee
cs6725.jpg;Red-winged blackbird
cs6731.jpg;Turkey vulture
cs6826.jpg;Blue jay
cs7013.jpg;Savannah sparrow
cs7064.jpg;American goldfinch
cs7105.jpg;Field sparrow
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I hope to share more photographs soon!