Some photos from October and November ....
A Blackpoll Warbler from Oct 15
This very cooperative Lincoln's Sparrow also on Oct 21.
as well as this shy male Eastern Towhee
A Hermit Thrush from Nov 5 ...
Some photos from October and November ....
A Blackpoll Warbler from Oct 15
This very cooperative Lincoln's Sparrow also on Oct 21.
as well as this shy male Eastern Towhee
A Hermit Thrush from Nov 5 ...
Lots of sparrows this morning - 30 Juncos, Song, Savannah, Swamp, a few Chipping Sparrows, and a Field Sparrow. Also well hidden Gray Catbird, Indigo Bunting, and Hermit Thrush in bushy margin to the upper garden. Nice moment when a Yellow-billed Cuckoo flew overhead and was kind enough to alight briefly on a visible perch. ...
Today, in the lower garden, amidst throngs of Swamp and Song Sparrows, a stranger appeared: this beautiful Grasshopper Sparrow. Turns out this is not the first time I've seen this species there - but the previous sighting was 25 years ago!
Nice to be at the Park this morning - still, sunny becoming more overcast, good company - Suzette, Mary Lou, Bill - and some nice fall birds. List at https://ebird.org/checklist/S119407459
Here are some photos - one of three cooperative Lincoln's Sparrows -
7:00 AM is a good time to be at the park. This beautiful Dickcissel was teed up at the copse between the Winchester St lot and the lower garden, performing the first syllable of its name:
Other birds allowing photographs --