Headed out to the North 40 this afternoon to see if anything new might have shown up. I was greeted by the usual Bewick’s Wren and Rufous Hummingbird. Neither of which were going to cooperate for photos. While listening and watching all the Common Yellowthroat that have arrived,
… I did manage to coax one of these warblers out briefly to pose in the tall grass.
On my way in I also noticed there were still lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers around. While observing another group busy fly catching from the tree tops,
… something else caught my eye.
The bold markings of a Townsend’s Warbler.
Not seen as frequently as some of the other wood warblers, they are usually found feeding in the upper portions of trees. I was fortunate and managed to catch this striking warbler a little lower down.
There was also a Wilson’s Warbler in this same area, but it was not coming out into the open. A couple of nice finds for this outing.