The day after the previous gallery, I went back to the same location to look for the Palm Warbler again. This time another local birder was there and helped me find it! After finding it, I was able to spend some time with it and managed to get some decent photos. It's an attractive bird, but it wasn't easy to find among all the nearby Yellow-rumped Warblers. I wonder how many rare and unusual birds simply go unnoticed by birders. And what exactly do lone vagrant birds do if they migrate to the "wrong" place? Perhaps they find a group of similar-ish birds (like the Yellow-rumped Warblers in this case) to hang out (and potentially migrate) with. It was also interesting to me how this migratory visitor could be found for more than a week in one relatively small area. But then again maybe that's because there weren't any other Palm Warblers in the area to follow on the next leg of the migration route.
On the same outing, I also saw a lifer Nashville Warbler and my first Leucistic bird: an Orange-crowned Warbler.
Also in this gallery are a few days' worth of backyard shots, including a lifer Cassin's Vireo which was toward the top of a large tree in the yard.
These photos are © 2023 Phil Thompson, all rights reserved.
My "birds in review" collages can be found here.
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8:32AM Monday April 24, 2023
Black-throated Gray Warbler
8:32AM Monday April 24, 2023
Black-throated Gray Warbler
8:34AM Monday April 24, 2023
Black-throated Gray Warbler
8:42AM Monday April 24, 2023
BushtitA Bushtit on its nest.
8:42AM Monday April 24, 2023
BushtitA Bushtit on its nest.
8:43AM Monday April 24, 2023
BushtitA Bushtit on its nest.
8:43AM Monday April 24, 2023
BushtitA Bushtit peeking out from its nest.
9:17AM Monday April 24, 2023
Nashville Warbler
9:31AM Monday April 24, 2023
Osprey
9:53AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
9:53AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
9:53AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
9:55AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:12AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:12AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:13AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:13AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:13AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:13AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:13AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:13AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:14AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:14AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:14AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:14AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:14AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:14AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:14AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:14AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:15AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:15AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:15AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:15AM Monday April 24, 2023
Palm Warbler (Western)
10:20AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)
10:20AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)
10:20AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)
10:20AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)
10:20AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)
10:24AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)I'm not 100% sure this warbler is leucistic because the oddly-colored feathers on the head are still bright yellow. But according to Wikipedia the term "leucism" covers "a wide variety of conditions that result in the partial loss of pigmentation" so the term may generally apply. If so, this is my first leucistic bird!
10:24AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)
10:25AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)
10:25AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)
10:25AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)
10:27AM Monday April 24, 2023
Nashville Warbler
10:27AM Monday April 24, 2023
Nashville Warbler
10:27AM Monday April 24, 2023
Nashville Warbler
10:37AM Monday April 24, 2023
Orange-crowned Warbler (Leucistic)
3:58PM Monday April 24, 2023
Evening Grosbeak
4:01PM Monday April 24, 2023
Evening Grosbeak
8:31AM Tuesday April 25, 2023
Bushtit
8:31AM Tuesday April 25, 2023
Bushtit
8:31AM Wednesday April 26, 2023
Spotted Towhee
8:32AM Wednesday April 26, 2023
Spotted Towhee
4:05PM Thursday April 27, 2023
Cassin's Vireo
4:05PM Thursday April 27, 2023
Cassin's Vireo