Highlights for me over these birding outings include a pair of lifer Forster's Terns and an unexpected Yellow-breasted Chat in a location where I hadn't seen them before.
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My "birds in review" collages can be found here.
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9:05AM Thursday May 07, 2026
Lazuli Bunting
9:08AM Thursday May 07, 2026
Lazuli Bunting
9:11AM Thursday May 07, 2026
Purple Martin, Acorn Woodpecker
9:12AM Thursday May 07, 2026
Purple Martin
9:16AM Thursday May 07, 2026
Purple Martin, Acorn Woodpecker, European StarlingIt's hard to see here, but sharing this snag are the pair of Purple Martins, some Acorn Woodpeckers, and a European Starling.
9:26AM Thursday May 07, 2026
Brewer's Blackbird
9:27AM Thursday May 07, 2026
Brewer's Blackbird
9:10AM Friday May 08, 2026
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
9:10AM Friday May 08, 2026
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
9:31AM Friday May 08, 2026
Yellow-breasted Chat
10:09AM Monday May 11, 2026
Rough-skinned Newt
9:18AM Tuesday May 12, 2026
Clark's Grebe
9:18AM Tuesday May 12, 2026
Clark's GrebeWhen the light is good, it's hard to take a bad photo!
9:18AM Tuesday May 12, 2026
Clark's Grebe
10:21AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
American Bittern
10:21AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
American Bittern
10:25AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Canada Goose, Canada Goose (Juvenile)
10:25AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Canada Goose, Canada Goose (Juvenile)
10:32AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Forster's Tern
10:39AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Purple Martin
10:39AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Purple Martin
10:43AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Forster's Tern
10:43AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Forster's Tern
10:43AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Forster's Tern
10:43AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Forster's Tern
10:43AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Forster's Tern
10:44AM Wednesday May 13, 2026
Forster's Tern
8:34AM Thursday May 14, 2026
Garter SnakeI had a few frames where the body was in focus, not the head. I used Photoshop's auto-align and auto-blend layers features to create this "focus stacked" image.
8:34AM Thursday May 14, 2026
Garter Snake
8:34AM Thursday May 14, 2026
Garter Snake
9:23AM Thursday May 14, 2026
Black Tern
9:24AM Thursday May 14, 2026
Black Tern
9:24AM Thursday May 14, 2026
Black Tern
9:24AM Thursday May 14, 2026
Black Tern
9:39AM Thursday May 14, 2026
Black-necked StiltThese are among my favorite birds, and there have been quite a few around this year. This was a cooperative bird with brownish feathers on the back, not pure black, and thus is a female.