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Fall brings flocks of these "butter butts" to our yard. Their chek calls make them a great species to bird by ear.
Centennial Olympic Park. Atlanta, Georgia. December Warblers!!!!
This fall bird has female type fall plumage but could it actually be a first fall male (some have yellow not orange in their shoulder patches!), an adult female, or a first fall female?
Since the lores appear dark, and there appears to be some dark flecking in the face, and a hint of black on the upper tail coverts this bird is probably a first fall male. The colorful breast feathers also appear to have orange tinges further pointing to a first fall male.
This time she found some other kind of bug. Not sure what this one is.
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
August 2014
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I couldn't believe how they were everywhere I went this fall during migration. A pair that hung out for a few weeks at Markham Park near my home was especially friendly and would take turns coming close and posing. I didn't realize that they are members of the same family with Anis and Roadrunners.
Parula americana
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
August 2014
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This is the size of the Eurasian Collared Dove compared to the White Wing Dove, which in it's turn is larger than the Mourning Dove.
I don't usually post two in a row, but this one wouldn't fit in my previous multi-image post because it's not the same crop factor, but it completes the story. Here you can see a large number of the Sandhill Cranes, feeding and arguing amongst themselves in their marshy staging area. See my previous post for the backstory!