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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Dinusaur on June 15, 2022, 06:13:39 PM

Title: Kirtland's Warbler
Post by: Dinusaur on June 15, 2022, 06:13:39 PM
I noted in a different forum of the presence of rare Kirtland's Warbler near Barrie. I did make a quick visit and managed to get a few semi-decent photos of 30 seconds of viewing of one of the 6 males, in a cloudy morning, right after a heavy downpour.


Title: Re: Kirtland's Warbler
Post by: Axeman on June 15, 2022, 06:40:20 PM
Nice spotting / ID....I'd have just dismissed it as an LBJ.
Title: Re: Kirtland's Warbler
Post by: Ally on June 15, 2022, 09:36:18 PM
I would mistake them for yellow rumped ;D ;D . Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Kirtland's Warbler
Post by: Dinusaur on June 19, 2022, 04:27:48 PM
I dropped by there today to get some better photos, at least to convince Ally that it wasn't a Yellow-rumped Warbler. One was seen chasing a Cedar Waxwing when it landed on a red pine close to the trail and in front of a few of us lucky ones. Here's a composite of two views of the warbler. I could clearly hear two different birds, and there may be more.
Title: Re: Kirtland's Warbler
Post by: Steve Hood on June 19, 2022, 05:14:12 PM
Dinu, those are some nice images of a hard to find Warbler.  One day I will have to go searching for the Kirkland Warbler as the only time I saw one was 100’ up in a tree.
Title: Re: Kirtland's Warbler
Post by: Ally on June 19, 2022, 05:55:48 PM
I dropped by there today to get some better photos, at least to convince Ally that it wasn't a Yellow-rumped Warbler. One was seen chasing a Cedar Waxwing when it landed on a red pine close to the trail and in front of a few of us lucky ones. Here's a composite of two views of the warbler. I could clearly hear two different birds, and there may be more.
Those were some wonderful pics and it was not lucky, it is pure persistance!!
Title: Re: Kirtland's Warbler
Post by: Axeman on June 22, 2022, 08:53:50 PM
I agree -- not luck....nice work!
Title: Re: Kirtland's Warbler
Post by: cabz on July 09, 2022, 07:16:35 PM
My husband and I took a trip up there yesterday,  but no luck.  We did walk around the closed area.  Heard and saw some others but no Kirklands.  At least i know where to go now.