New Yard birds..September Warblers

I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes

 I do not remember such a great time for seeing new yard birds but September was awesome for seeing Warblers passing thru my yard. I saw the Black-Throated Blue Warblers, Black-throated Green Warblers, Nashville Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Northern Parula, Pine Warblers, Cape May Warblers, Chestnut-sided Warbler and a quick glance at a Hooded Warbler. My yard list grew in the month of September.

 I know I have posted some of these photos but since I think Warblers are cool birds I thought I would do a re-cap and show all of them together. All of these shots were taken from my dining room or kitchen windows.

 Tennessee Warbler and the Northern Parula.

 Tennessee Warbler

An awful shot of a Chestnut-sided Warbler, but I have to record that this bird was in my yard.

 A female Black-Throated Blue Warbler

 The Male Black-Throated Blue Warbler

 Nashville Warbler

Cap

 Cape May Warbler

Another shot of the Cape May Warbler

I believe this is still the Tennessee Warbler

This photo caused some confusion as to the id of either a Tennesse or the Northern Parula.

The Black-throated Green Warbler

Another shot of the Black-Throated Green Warbler

Days later the Tennessee is still around.

Not too sure if this is still the Tennessee, look like it.

These are all the warblers I saw in my yard during the month of September. There were a few others I saw like the Hooded Warbler and some others moving thru the branches I could not id. I could hear the Pine Warbler close by.   I am thinking I missed even more warblers while I was at work Monday-Friday. Most of these shots were taken either on the weekends or in the evening after work. So, it is possible my yard saw many more warblers. I have seen the Pine Warbler here even in the winter months. The Northern Parula is a breeding bird in the woods around my house.


I am also sad to think that if the they decided to do more logging in the woods around my house it will be BYE-BYE Warblers. The trees and woods here are probably the main attraction for these warblers. They have already done a large clear-cut and then had the nerve to spray herbicide on the area. I against any kind of spraying in this area, we have well water here and I would think they have not proven that herbicides do not hurt the birds and critters.

To see more beautiful and wonderful photos please visit: Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes.
Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday and thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes.

Warblers, a new yardbird

I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes

I think I have mentioned that I am not one of the "serious" birders, one that keeps state and county lists, year list and so on. I do try to keep track of new yardbirds and I keep one life list of everybird I see. I think it is exciting to see a "new" bird in your yard.

These photos were shot from my dining room window. My newest yardbird was the Tennessee Warbler, also seen on the same Walking Stick berries is a Northern Parula, bottom right is a female Black-throated Blue Warbler. 


So this weekend I see my new yardbirds just looking out of my dining room window and just past my deck is a weeping cherry tree and a wild pokeberry bush. And this is where my new yardbirds come into my yard.  Most of the birds seem to love my pokeberries. I also have some wild Devil's Walking Stick growing just for the berries. Most gardeners would never have these weeds in their yards but I actually love the Devils Walking Stick and the Pokeberry. They attract birds!

Above is the back of the Tennessee warbler and the bird on the right is the Northern Parula. The berries are also attracting the Pine Warblers and a few others I missed getting a photo.

My new yardbird the Tennessee Warbler.


 It seems my female hummingbird has a taken constant perch on the weeping cherry tree and insist all other birds stay away from her. I have watched this hummer chasing catbirds, titmouse and cardinals. She chased away a warbler just when I was about to get a shot. LOL, she is a meanie.

Above is the female Black-throated Blue Warbler.  The female appears to be brownish-green tinged with blue, cheek a bit darker, a white broken eye-ring, buffy underparts and has the white wing patch.

This the male Black-throated Blue Warbler. The easy way to id the Black-throated Blue's is their little white patch spot on their wings. The white patch is seen on both the males and the females.

The male has a black throat and face, white underparts and black sides. I think it is cool that I am able to watch the warblers come and go right from my dining room window and the kitchen windows. I have some cool yardbirds. I hope you enjoyed my post and Happy Birding everyone.

Enjoy the rest of the week, I will still be watching my pokeberries to see of something new shows up.


To see more beautiful and wonderful photos please visit: Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes.
Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday and thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes.