Only a few B&W Warblers were present on Tawas point in mid-May, but this one managed to hold still for a couple of seconds as the sun covered him.
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Warbler season got off to a no start due to the Pandemic and a lot of unusually cold weather in early May. This past weekend, I was finally able to get out and find some of the warblers that migrate up Michigan's east coast.
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The Belding's Yellowthroat is endemic to the southern end of Baja California Sur. Notice its similarity to the Common Yellowthroat. The difference lies in the full yellow breast along with its brighter color. The color above the black mask is also yellow, unlike the CYT where this color is white. Its call is also different from the CYT.
The BYT lives in tall reeds like the ones in these two photos. While I found several in the estuary in San Jose del Cabo, they didn't stay out long, nor did they respond to calls. I simply had to go back multiple times and keep looking while taking as many photos as I could. Due to reduced habitats and limited range, this warbler is critically endangered.
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Another fun part of Northern winter birding is ducks. We might think of waterfowl as a springtime birding experience, but several species winter on the Great Lakes, frequently in very large rafts. Canvasback are sometimes seen in the thousands on Lakes Huron and Erie. I found about 300-400 of these ducks on the Detroit River on a sunny day in December. I had hoped to get a close up shot of a frame full of these ducks, but this was as close as I could get.
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This bird is seemingly omnipresent in the eastern half of Honduras. Its call is instantly recognizable and unforgettable. The Oropendola also seems to occur together in large numbers. In fact they nest together in a commune of nests that look like a giant versions of oriole nests that hang from tree branches.
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