A thinly overcast morning with little wind. In some places, like my car, there was no wind at all, although as previously acknowledged that is not guaranteed. The first thing that I noticed was the call of a Baltimore oriole. It didn't take long to locate it. There were two males at the top of the tree and they stayed way up there, out of reach like a high-minded concept. The second bird that I noticed was a male towhee, which quickly vanished as a towhee is wont to do. Between 8 o'clock and 8:45 there were a few warblers, such as Myrtle, Palm, Nashville and Yellow. They soon vanished as well. I saw no GC kinglets but a few RC kinglets could be heard. I noticed a pair of wood ducks in a tree. The male was obstructed by branches but the female was fair game. There was another pair as well and two pair beats a pair in any game. A RTH showed up, perched itself like a potentate and scanned the deadwood. Briefly spotted a Winter wren and heard a House wren singing. Saw a Hermit thrush eating berries. A few flicker were flying around screaming like children in a playground and a couple of Red-bellied woodpeckers. Not much else.
Baltimore oriole FOY
Yellow warbler (male) FOY
Palm warbler
Nashville warbler over a mini wet woods FOY to photograph
Nashville warbler (starboard side)
Female Wood duck
Hermit thrush eating red berries
Red-bellied woodpecker (note the red belly patch)
Red-tailed hawk
