Hermit Thrush These have to be one of the easiest migrants to get a photo of, but somehow, this season, I was getting crappy photos. There was always branches blocking them. They’re usually foraging on the ground and when you’re walking, they will normally fly up to a nearby branch, perch there, look around for a little bit, (if you stand still) then fly off to another nearby area and continue foraging. I finally got a clear shot of one. I feel like this season the birds aren’t letting me be great!
Blackburnian Warbler I actually photographed one for the 1st time at Mount Auburn Cemetery last year. It was far away and high up in a tree. The pic wasn’t good, so I never posted it. However, I was still happy to see one for the 1st time. This is the 2nd encounter and I was able to get a little better pic. It’s not the kind of pic I was hoping for, but it’s better than the one I took last year. This Warbler isn’t cooperative at all!
Worm-eating Warbler #lifer Starting the week of with a lifer! I went to Connecticut for a couple of days to go birding and as I was about to enter a nature trail, I heard a constant bird call. I had no idea what it was. I actually started to ignore it. I kept hearing it and something told me to use the sound ID on the Merlin app and when I saw it was a Worm-eating Warbler, I immediately got excited! There were actually a few of them in the area! I started moving closer to the sound and there it was, foraging in the tree. It actually was on the ground in the bushes scratching for insects too! Definitely thank Merlin for that identification, because I was totally going to keep walking.
Northern Parula I won’t even tell you how many shots I took of this Warbler! Just know it was way more than the previous post of the Prairie Warbler! It was kind of high up in the tree for a while, then for a brief moment it came down lower, giving me some decent looks. I wasn’t able to get a clean, full body sideview like I was hoping for, but this one will do.
Blue-headed Vireo. When I came across this bird, I was able to get 4 quick shots before it took off. It was a quick encounter and luckily two of the images were sharp. I like using single point focus, so I have to be very accurate within the time I encounter birds. Especially the little ones!