Imagine arriving to work and finding nearly 400 dead birds on the ground. That’s precisely what happened at the American National Insurance building in Galveston, Texas, on May 4, 2017. In a single night, hundreds of migrating birds slammed into the side of the skyscraper. All but three found on the ground died. The birds […]
Tag: Orange-crowned Warbler
Prairie Warbler at Wekiwa Springs, 4/11/2013
This morning I visited Wekiwa Springs State Park. I didn’t see anything terribly unusual–perhaps an Orange-crowned Warbler was the nicest find (most have left us). The photo above is really the only presentable photo I took this morning. The background is a little more cluttered than I’d like, but Prairie Warblers are so pretty, I […]
Swainson’s Warbler at Mead Gardens, 4/5/2013
This morning I drove by Mead Gardens hoping to find one of the Swainson’s Warblers that were seen there yesterday. A friend of mine was there too, and we ended up finding both Swainson’s Warblers, plus 12 other warbler species: Ovenbird, Worm-eating Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, […]
They’re everywhere!
I’ve been overstimulated with the yard birds lately. We actually got some gnarly rain recently and there have been some good warbler and sparrow flocks who have been pretty pumped about it. Some kind of bug is laying eggs on fenceposts right now and I’ve noticed the warblers are chowing down on the eggs all […]