It was hot and sunny this morning. I went out the first time between 9:10 and 9:50, and then had to take a break for a grocery pick-up. One of the first birds I saw was a Willow Flycatcher. I heard its song, and got a couple of quick photos of it. This was probably the same Empidonax Flycatcher that I photographed but did not hear three days ago, and thus that one was not the Alder Flycatcher that I photographed and recorded singing on May 21.
Willow Flycatcher
A few minutes later I saw one of the summer resident Yellow Warblers. It was very cooperative this morning, and I took so many photos of this warbler that it was difficult selecting a few to post here.
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler
By the nearby pond, a male Red-winged Blackbird tried to approach a female, but she didn't want to engage with it.
Red-winged Blackbirds
By the time my first birding segment ended, I had 16 avian species here in Old Trail. I resumed birding here from 11:00 to 11:45, and added 8 more avian species to my day list. I could have gotten more, but it was getting too hot, and too many people were out on the trails.
Indigo Bunting
A male Starling landed next to a female, seemed to be asking for permission, and then mated very quickly.
Starlings
Starlings
I encountered a small rabbit that was sure that I could not see it from less than 10 feet away if it did not move.
Rabbit