Immature Ovenbird
The skies were dark with complete cloud cover and I knew that meant grainy photos, but I wanted to see if any migrating warbler species had arrived, and I hoped that the overcast skies would keep the weekend tourists to a minimum. I got a late start and arrived at Route 610 around 9:45 this morning. I heard a couple of Cerulean Warblers, and saw an immature and at least two adult Ovenbirds.
Immature Ovenbird
Immature Ovenbird
Ovenbird
Ovenbird
A male Hooded Warbler was feeding another male, and I assume that it was papa bringing food to junior.
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Hooded Warbler
I encountered a very cooperative Worm-eating Warbler that posed nearby, and gave me time to adjust camera settings to account for the poor lighting.
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
I got back onto the parkway at mm. 4, and stopped at both the lower, north end, and upper, south end of the cirque (mm. 7.5). The north end was quiet, but the south end was fairly active. I saw another Worm-eating Warbler, my only American Redstart of the day, at least two Black and White Warblers, and got a partial photo of a Cerulean Warbler. I also saw a migrating Black-throated Green Warbler there, and knew that was migrating as this species does not breed along this section of the parkway.
Worm-eating Warbler
American Redstart
American Redstart
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
By a little before noon, there was so much traffic on the parkway that I had to go back to Route 610. Back on Route 610, I heard more Hooded and Cerulean Warblers, and saw another Ovenbird and another Worm-eating Warbler, but the traffic got heavy there as well, and I headed for home at 12:30. This morning's list totaled 23 avian species, including 7 warbler species.
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Cedar Waxwing