SPRING 2011 Bird ID

[Mike T]

Hey Paul maybe it's time for Spring birds.First bird I think I post every year,it's a bird I like to see because I know it means there are many more warblers on their way. The nest is a huge crop I just wanted to show there are three little ones this year at Swartswood.

[paulnj]

Glad to see they are still nesting there, my local one has 3 also.

nice ring necked duck image and glad to see a palm warbler.

hey seen a magnolia warbler a few days ago and heard a blue winged near it...... in my condos walking my dog!

[Mike T]

some birds from today, heard more than I saw.

Mike

[paulnj]

Parula, hooded, blue winged and yellow

[mEasy27]

Here's one from my back yard.. I think its a sparrow.. Not sure though..

[mEasy27]

I also spotted these two.

[OldClicker]

Here's one from my back yard.. I think its a sparrow.. Not sure though..

House Sparrow, I believe. - Terry

[OldClicker]

I also spotted these two.

And House Finches. - Terry

[Mike T]

some of todays birds

[Mike T]

and a few more.

[paulnj]

damn Mike , you got some nice variety there.
Veery, Black throated blue, cerulean , wood thrush and oven bird

ruby thoated, canada (love them) and the last is a black throated green warbler right?

found a mourning warbler calling today at 7:15 at work.... couldn't find him though. lots of maggy and parula this week too.

[Mike T]

damn Mike , you got some nice variety there.
Veery, Black throated blue, cerulean , wood thrush and oven bird

ruby thoated, canada (love them) and the last is a black throated green warbler right?

found a mourning warbler calling today at 7:15 at work.... couldn't find him though. lots of maggy and parula this week too.

I wasn't sure about the Thrush but I had the rest. I was out on Old Mine Rd. I've seen people reporting having 22 different Warblers out there. I wonder if they are seeing them all or just hearing some of them. I might have seen a dozen maybe I just didn't go to the right places.

[paulnj]

I wasn't sure about the Thrush but I had the rest. I was out on Old Mine Rd. I've seen people reporting having 22 different Warblers out there. I wonder if they are seeing them all or just hearing some of them. I might have seen a dozen maybe I just didn't go to the right places.

best place I find for images is the road to the camp area. park down near the bathroom and wall back up to old mine. also the camp sites to the left if looking at the river are quite good too... lots of hooded and only place I have seen wilson's.
Too many area to write about, but near the end of the road is a park (forgot the name) that's a good area too. from parkinglot go around the pond and head left. the open field always has blue winged and golden winged, usually see blackburnian, pine and a few others there too. least fly on the stream along the trail.

[Mike T]

went out Old Mine Rd. again today it was very quiet, not even a lot of singing going on. I did get this one down near Watergate not a very good shot but I think it is enough for an ID. It took nearly a half hour to get this shot.

Mike

[paulnj]

CAPE MAY WARBLER! OMG, haven't seen one in 2 yrs during spring time! great find, they do not breed in NJ that I am aware of.

[Loupey]

I've been logging several hundred miles of driving during the last two weeks to shoot as many warbler species as possible. This morning at work I get an email from the wife - with our P&S she photographed a warbler just outside our bedroom window. No wing bars, blue head, green back - I think its a Tennessee warbler. I've never seen, let alone photographed one myself

Please confirm.

[Mike T]

some birds from today

[paulnj]

sure is loupey.

mike, love that yellow throated warbler!

american bittern, prairie, redstart, blue grey gnatcatcher and yellow throated warbler.

[CaraRose]

Didn't get any real good shots of this one. Best I can guess is female Hooded or a Wilson's Warbler?

[paulnj]

Didn't get any real good shots of this one. Best I can guess is female Hooded or a Wilson's Warbler?

MALE WILSON'S WARBLER. very hard bird to get in the open. Great job.

[CaraRose]

Thanks, Paul! Up till Saturday my warbler migration so far was a boatload of Yellow-rumps and one male Yellow. I was pretty excited to see this guy, just wish he would have stayed still in the open for a second so I could have gotten a good shot.

[mEasy27]

A couple more from my yard.. any idea??

Untitled by Monty_J Photography, on Flickr


Untitled by Monty_J Photography, on Flickr

[CaraRose]

American Robin and female House Sparrow.

[mEasy27]

and last but not least

[buglinbilly]

Have a good one. BB