[bcbirdclub] 20 Minutes of Birding

From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "BCBC Listserve" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:30:36 -0400

Hi All,
This morning after filling the bird feeders I was in the backyard when a couple 
of birds
feeding in the low shrubs near the edge of the yard caught my eye. I moved
closer and saw that they were Worm-eating Warblers. One was a juvenile, and
while I was standing very still, it flew to within 3 feet of me and perched
beside me. It then flew to the branch of an apple tree about 6 feet away and 
began to feed near two
chickadees. While watching it I saw another bird in the same tree and
thought at first it was a Brewster's Warbler. I eased away and hurried into
the house to get the camera. When I returned I didn't find it at first, but
a beautiful male Hooded Warbler flew up in front of me. I then found two 
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, one of 
which was a juvenile. I took a couple of quick photos as one sat in an 
Elderberry 
bush, then a female American Redstart perched on an Iron Weed plant just a few 
feet away, so I got a 
photo of it. I then saw one of the Worm-eating Warblers in a cherry tree just 
in front of
me picking at some dead leaves.

I finally found the bird I was searching for, and saw that it
was a Blue-winged and not a Brewster's. Just after I got back in the house a
male Indigo Bunting came to the tube feeder.
The photos can be seen at http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/mayhorn_yard_7_16_09


Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt

[bcbirdclub] 20 Minutes of Birding

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