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Yellow-rumped warbler on Cholla Cactus skeleton
Although genetically distinct, there is no plan to split Yellow-rumped warbler in to 3 or more species. In the USA we have Myrtle and Audubon's warblers and in Central America there is Goldman's and a few others. However, they are all still yellow-rumped warblers.
Audubon’s Oriole is primarily a species of both coasts of Mexico, with a small population in southern Texas, USA. This individual was seen at the Salineno Birding Area near the Rio Grande, in keeping with a preference for riparian areas.
Golden crowned Kinglet at the Loch ,Central park.
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Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Audubon's oriole (Icterus graduacauda), formerly known as the black-headed oriole, is a New World passerine inhabiting the forests and thickets of southeastern Texas and the Mexican coast. It is the only species to have a black hood and yellow body. It is divided into four subspecies and two allopatric breeding ranges. The westernmost range extends from Nayarit south to southern Oaxaca, whereas the eastern range stretches from the lower Rio Grande valley to northern Querétaro. The most common in the western range are the subspecies I. g. dickeyae and I. g. nayaritensis; I. g. graduacauda and I. g. audubonii can be found in the eastern range. Like most Central American birds, it is not a migratory species and does not display significant sexual dimorphism. DNA analysis of the ND2 and cyt-b genes strongly suggests that I. graduacauda is most closely related to I. chrysater, the yellow-backed oriole.[2] It is a member of the genus Icterus and therefore should not be confused with the Old World orioles.
This passerine bird was long known to be closely related to its eastern counterpart, the myrtle warbler, and at various times the two forms have been classed as separate species or grouped as the yellow-rumped warbler, Setophaga coronata. Wikipedia
Morro Bay at full tide,
Los Osos, California
From the Audubon Overlook.
Shortly after I took the adjacent photo of the tree with lights on, color began to develop in the sunrise sky. It was already a good day in the neighborhood and few people were up yet.
"Forages rather slowly and deliberately in trees and large shrubs, gleaning insects from among foliage or feeding on berries. " Audubon. Really? Forages slowly?
Bringing a squirrel back to its nest. There was one eaglet that just flew back to the nest just before the parent arrived, like it knew the time a meal would be delivered.
Atmosphere Audubon. January2025. Audubon Center in Little Rock, Arkansas USA. Fomapan100pushed200. CanonT70. Canon55mmFD/f1.2. YellowFilter. DiafineDeveloper4+4. Washed:AGOFilmProcessor. CameraScan:FujifilmXH1
Waterfowl migration is heading toward peak and we plan to head out to some of our favorite wetlands to check it out next week. With luck, this is one of the species we'll observe and photograph.
Generally I am all about the birds, but when a howler monkey is watching you watch birds, you turn around and take the shot. There are actually two monkeys in the photo. A baby (mostly obscured) is sitting to the left of mom.
The Tree of Life, also known as the Étienne de Boré Oak, is a large, historic southern live oak in Audubon Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was planted around 1740.
Red-Headed Woodpecker.
These woodpeckers are fond of open agricultural country with groves of dead and dying trees, particularly orchards. They often fly-catch, swooping low across a highway or along the shoulder of a road after flying insects. They store nuts and acorns, hiding them in holes and crevices. Red-Headed woodpeckers frequently are driven off by aggressive European Starlings, which occupy their nest holes, and by the removal of dead trees.
Their habitat consists of open-county, farms, rural roads, open park-like woodland, and golf-courses.
They breed from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec south to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Scarce in the northeastern states. They winter in the southern part of their breeding range.
[National Audubon Society Field Guide to Birds Eastern Region, page 569]
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
American Lifer #563. From..the Audubon society:
In native woodlands and brushy country of far southern Texas, this large oriole is an uncommon resident. Members of a pair may stay together all year, and often forage together in the woods, but they can be hard to see; slow-moving, quiet, and rather secretive, they often stay low in dense cover. Audubon's Orioles may be noticed first by their hesitant slow whistles from deep in the thickets.
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I am one of those who considers the Audubon's and Myrtle warblers to be separate species. OTOH, we are supposed to stop using "Audubon's" and await a new "descriptive" name for the bird. This all makes my head hurt. Christmas Mountain Oasis, Texas
(Icterus graduacauda). South Texas.
The Audubon's Oriole is a primarily Mexican species that barely enters the United States in the Tamaulipan Thornscrub of extreme southern Texas.
Having just taken wing a couple of days ago, this youngster is ready to take on the day. But also willing to wait around until its parents bring breakfast.
There are two types of Yellow-rumped Warblers; the Myrtle and the Audubon and of course male and female of each type. Myrtles have white throats and Audubons the yellow throats along with a number of other identifying marks. I just found out that there are even intergrades just to make it interesting.