Today morning I went to woodruff park to see the migrants returning for summer. This time I followed the trail suggested by fellow Audobon forum member Siva. It turned out be a very good trail in the park. The only problem was the amount of water everywhere in the park this time around. We had heavy rains yesterday and this made water pools everywhere. But it was beautiful to see the trees around being lush green.
There were lot of birds that I saw yesterday and most of them I could not see but hear and some of the birds which I saw are yet to be id'ed correctly. It's a beautiful park and must visit for the birders around here.
I thought the below bird was a Nashville Warbler. But I don't see the yellow coloring below and on its neck. Not sure of the ID.
The beautiful Nashville Warbler. The warblers here are so colorful :-)
Saw this beautiful Nashville Warbler for the first time. There were some enjoying their morning meal. Another bird which looks like a flycatcher but not sure of the bird ID.
There were Sparrow larks to be seen, Vireos and Brown Tharashers too. A lone Indigo Bunting was also seen. Saw the bunting near the lake and as well as near Parula bridge.
Is this below bird Sparrow Lark. I could not get a good view of it.
Here are the sparrow larks which were seen after sometime. I saw 3 of them.
In the trail leading to Learning centre I saw few more birds. Titmouse, Chickadees and Wren's could be heard all along. The woodpeckers were busy moving from tree to tree. Few hawks flying over the tree.
Near the learning centre saw White eyed vireo singing and also a lone Black-chinned humming bird there. My first sighting of a humming bird here in texas. Here I met fellow audobon member Peter. I really enjoyed the chat that I had with him where he explained the birds that we can see here during different seasons and explained some of the bird calls that can be used to identify certain species of birds. Hope to see him again in the park in coming months.
The big celebrity bird here:-) This fellow has so many different notes, most of time I hear some different song and I try to follow it hoping to see a different bird. But I end up seeing this fellow :-) But still I love this bird.
Loud caller in the forest here. He perches at the top of these trees and keeps calling. But it has a very distinctive call which can be made out. Lovely bird.
On returning to the lake area I saw Western kingbirds flying around catching insects mid air along with scissor tailed flycatcher. Just as I was about to leave a lone Baltimore Oriole flew right in front of me. Love the color of the bird.
Love this yellow-rumped warbler. They are so beautiful to see closeup. Bright yellow color markings on rump, sides and on top of their heads.
ebird : http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
List of birds seen during the day.
Mallard
hawk sp.
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Great-tailed Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
Tennesse Warbler
Great-crested flycatcher
Eastern wood-pewee
Red-eyed Vireo
Coopers Hawk
There were lot of birds that I saw yesterday and most of them I could not see but hear and some of the birds which I saw are yet to be id'ed correctly. It's a beautiful park and must visit for the birders around here.
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| ID? |
I thought the below bird was a Nashville Warbler. But I don't see the yellow coloring below and on its neck. Not sure of the ID.
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| Tennesse Warbler |
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| Nashville Warbler |
Saw this beautiful Nashville Warbler for the first time. There were some enjoying their morning meal. Another bird which looks like a flycatcher but not sure of the bird ID.
There were Sparrow larks to be seen, Vireos and Brown Tharashers too. A lone Indigo Bunting was also seen. Saw the bunting near the lake and as well as near Parula bridge.
Is this below bird Sparrow Lark. I could not get a good view of it.
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| Great Crested Flycatcher |
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| Sparrow Lark |
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| Brown Thrasher |
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| Indigo Bunting |
Near the learning centre saw White eyed vireo singing and also a lone Black-chinned humming bird there. My first sighting of a humming bird here in texas. Here I met fellow audobon member Peter. I really enjoyed the chat that I had with him where he explained the birds that we can see here during different seasons and explained some of the bird calls that can be used to identify certain species of birds. Hope to see him again in the park in coming months.
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| Eastern wood-pewee |
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| White Eyed Vireo |
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| Red Shouldered Hawk |
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| Northern Cardinal |
Loud caller in the forest here. He perches at the top of these trees and keeps calling. But it has a very distinctive call which can be made out. Lovely bird.
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| Carolina Wren |
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| Red-eyed Vireo |
Love this yellow-rumped warbler. They are so beautiful to see closeup. Bright yellow color markings on rump, sides and on top of their heads.
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| Yellow Rumped Warbler |
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| Coopers Hawk |
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| Western Kingbird |
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| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
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| Baltimore Oriole |
ebird : http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
List of birds seen during the day.
Mallard
hawk sp.
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Great-tailed Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
Tennesse Warbler
Great-crested flycatcher
Eastern wood-pewee
Red-eyed Vireo
Coopers Hawk
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