It's my last Saturday off until June or so. I like to try and get to one of the migration walks with the BrooklynBird Club and this was my one chance for the spring -- although with having Tuesdays off, I suppose I can start attending those!
Dennis led a great walk, I stuck it out through 9:30 which was perfect for adding a Northern Parula and Yellow Warbler to my year list, bringing me up to 151 species. I hope they had some other great finds after I departed.
For the portion of the walk I was on, great excitement came for an early yellow warbler and a yellow throated warbler:
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First looks at the yellow warbler on Duck Island. Poking around in the low shrubs and stumps. |
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Lots of warbler flying around duck island, while this great blue heron soaked up some morning sun. It was another cold morning and I should have left my mittens on. Palm, pine, yellow-rumped, and one yellow warbler buzzing around the island. Swallows were also over the water, they included barn, tree, and Northern rough-winged. |
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Then we caught the yellow warbler on the island near LeFrak. So yellow, so over exposed in the morning sun. |
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Then we went over to the terrace bridge to find not one, but two yellow-throated warblers. From atop the bridge we were treated to eye-level and birds-eye view of birds. |
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Along with the butter butts and ruby-crowned kinglets, this bird was busy looking for insects. |
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We also heard them sing and learned it's song is similar to the yellow warbler, but a bit slurred. |
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I think we were being watched too. |
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I love a chance to see this birds eye so clearly, iris and pupil. It gave us great looks coming really close to our group. |
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This bird even made its way under the bridge, clinging to it from below in search of insects. This was a lovely treat, city birds are pretty bold and always seem to get closer than the ones in rural areas. I suppose you'll do whatever it takes to get the food you need, |
If you are interested in joining a
Brooklyn Bird Club walk, most are free! Check their
schedule and jump onboard, there is much to learn from the leaders and those who participate in the walk.
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