In our day at Gulf Shores National Seashore we got 46 bird species. It was a good day.
After the storm roared through last night, a steady north wind has most likely kept the arriving migrants from moving on today. Therefore, we found several species today that weren’t here yesterday.
Several Scarlet Tanagers
and even more Summer Tanagers showed up this afternoon.
After feeding they appeared to just be resting and several fluffed up their feathers to stay warm in the 47 degree temperature and 20 mph winds.
We’ve only seen the males. They migrate ahead of the females to establish a territory on their breeding grounds.
Tough to see out of this window!
Great Crested Flycatchers
Eastern Towhee with dinner
This handsome bird used to be called the Rufous-sided Towhee, a perfectly appropriate name. Why the name changed is still a mystery.
They typically rummage through the leaf litter looking for insects.
Blue-headed Vireos began showing up this morning.
Because the deciduous trees have not leafed out yet when these vireos arrive on their breeding grounds, most courtship nests and first breeding nests are built in evergreen hemlock trees.
Several Scarlet Tanagers
and even more Summer Tanagers showed up this afternoon.
After feeding they appeared to just be resting and several fluffed up their feathers to stay warm in the 47 degree temperature and 20 mph winds.
We’ve only seen the males. They migrate ahead of the females to establish a territory on their breeding grounds.
Tough to see out of this window!
Great Crested Flycatchers
Eastern Towhee with dinner
This handsome bird used to be called the Rufous-sided Towhee, a perfectly appropriate name. Why the name changed is still a mystery.
They typically rummage through the leaf litter looking for insects.
Blue-headed Vireos began showing up this morning.
Because the deciduous trees have not leafed out yet when these vireos arrive on their breeding grounds, most courtship nests and first breeding nests are built in evergreen hemlock trees.
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