Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Shortsighted on August 26, 2023, 12:22:19 PM
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By the time I arrived at 7 o'clock (a.m.) there was already some warbler noise and a bit of frenzied movement. In other words, I arrived too late and missed some of it. The sun was above the lake's horizon but a bank of cloud was threatening its brilliant rays. Within 15 minutes the light levels dropped as the sun became veiled. The first movement I noted was down near the ground over the edge of the bluff's brink. That spot was still in shadow but I managed to capture a frame (not well focused) of what might be a juvenile Pine warbler. In short order a B&W warbler appeared above in a tree. Then a juvenile Blackburnian warbler and several Cape May warblers. Yesterday I saw my first fall CM but it was in considerable misty gloom. This time I captured a few frames in bright sunlight, although none of them were seen low down on the cedars. By 8 o'clock all warbler activity ceased as if a switch was thrown. After that I saw a few Red-eyed vireo, including juveniles, but that was pretty much it. Oh yes, I think I spotted a BG Gnatcatcher close to the edge of the bluff but I was looking into the sun so all I had to go by was the outline (thin bill and long thin tail) and the wheezy call. I tried to reposition myself but by then it had vanished.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-srhm3BS/0/89ad7102/M/Pine%20warbler%2Cjuvi%2Ccrop-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-srhm3BS/A)
Juvenile Pine warbler
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-RgKbWCW/0/7b3633bb/M/B%26W%20waerbler%2Ccrop-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-RgKbWCW/A)
Black & White warbler
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-drgbFwX/0/73254dc3/M/Blackburnian%2C22%2Ccrop-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-drgbFwX/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-sZc3BSX/0/9538d953/M/Blackburnian%2Ccrop-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-sZc3BSX/A)
Juvenile Blackburnian warbler
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-xjd2X2T/0/b450cc6d/M/Cape%20May%2Ccrop-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-xjd2X2T/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-XXf97Gt/0/9df6f959/M/Cape%20May%2C2%2Ccrop-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-XXf97Gt/A)
Juvenile Cape May warbler
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-DLK8MnL/0/ba93a96b/M/RE%20Vireo%2Cjuvi%2Ccrop%2C2-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-DLK8MnL/A)
Juvenile Red-eyed vireo
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That's a nice assortment!