This morning we finally found the elusive (to us anyways) Hooded Warbler! Hearing the song I had heard on the internet 100 times was a relief and a welcome site to end a great morning at the Kay Center. A picture of the Hooded Warbler we saw below.
This morning we finally found the elusive (to us anyways) Hooded Warbler! Hearing the song I had heard on the internet 100 times was a relief and a welcome site to end a great morning at the Kay Center. A picture of the Hooded Warbler we saw below.
As we started down the path from the modest “visitor’s center” we saw three people pointing and looking towards a tall tree in the distance. We approached and asked what was being looked at. “some woodpecker.” It turned out to not just be “some” woodpecker but the Pileated Woodpecker! The Pileated Woodpecker is the biggest Woodpecker in North America and one we had very much wanted to see! We shared the bird with a happy group of casual birders. Casual “hikers” would probably be a better description. Anyways, a great bird for us (number 145 for me :)) and some good pictures from Jeanette.
This morning Jeanette saw a Lawrence’s Warbler (a hybrid offspring of a Golden-winged Warbler and a Blue-winged Warbler) in among a plethora of Blue-winged Warblers (This bird had been previously reported in the NJRBA). He was making cozy with a “plain” blue-winged and close by was a baby warbler (baby Lawrence’s perhaps?) A few good identifying shots were taken. Great Bird!
Old Mine Road
An unbelievable day. The World Series of Birding was going on and we had a morning filled with unbelievable winged visitors. Multiple Cerulean Warblers seen and heard!
Our first day in Cape May. Beautiful Indigo Bunting, Blue Grosbeak and Yellow-breasted Chat were a humble beginning to a truly special weekend of birding.
Franklin Park
SPECIES SEEN: 18
Rock Pigeon | Yellow Warbler |
Mourning Dove | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
American Robin | Brown Thrasher |
Blue Jay | Turkey Vulture |
American Crow | Tufted Titmouse |
European Starling | Carolina Chickadee |
Northern Mockingbird | White-throated Sparrow |
Northern Cardinal | Northern Flicker |
Song Sparrow | Downy Woodpecker |
M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |