Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries: 4-13-18




Old and gnarly.  Reminds me of the face I see in the mirror when I dare to look.






 Male Prothonotary Warbler






One of only two warbler species in North America to nest in cavities.






Female Prothonotary Warbler





Male Hooded Warbler





The most common warbler here yesterday but with a southern wind, many have taken advantage of that wind and headed on their migration.





This species is highly territorial on it’s wintering grounds and males and females use different habitats: males in mature forests






and females in scrubbier forests and seasonally flooded areas.
Female Hooded Warbler



Red-eyed Vireos showed up over night.  We saw none until this morning.





White-eyed Vireos were the only vireo we saw on Wednesday and Thursday but they have moved on with the south wind and the Red-eyes have come in.




Great Egret






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