Brown Creeper

10/15/16

Brown Creeper Doing its spiral up the tree, lit on the side by sunlight, before starting again at the base of another tree.

Brown Creeper Sometimes it is just straight up for a segment before doing the wrap-around.

Red-eyed Vireo Lurking in the thick leaves of an Ash Tree as it hunts bugs.

Swamp Sparrow Rich brown colors and a tendency to hide in the low grass and bushes.

White-crowned Sparrow Large, with a distinctive black and white striped crown, it forages in short grass and gravel.

White-crowned Sparrow Interesting smudge patterns on the back of its crown and neck. Fat pin stripes.

White-throated Sparrow White throat, patches of yellow behind the bill, and a definite need to hide in bushes.

White-throated Sparrow But sometimes in moving from one hiding place to another it pauses out in the open for a good look.

Black-capped Chickadee Working on a tiny piece of food snared from a bird feeder below.

Chipping Sparrow Though everyone chips, this one has a very distinctive sound, yet it's often silent.

Eastern Bluebird Off on its own, just born this year, maybe wondering what the urge to go south is.

Eastern Phoebee Though at a quick glance, it may seem nondescript, it has subtle colors with a light yellow on its breast, unlike the monotonous squawk of its song.

Great Blue Heron Powering its way across Stricker's Pond in the dim light before sunrise.

Gray Catbird For a shy bird, they talk a lot, and in great variety. Always elegant in shades of gray.

Gray Catbird Thinking about the Dogwood berries, while its rusty brown rump peaks through other feathers.

Lincoln's Sparrow Small and usually hidden behind twigs and grass when it thinks it's being watched.

Lincoln's Sparrow Prairie grass glowing behind, sumac in front, it shows off its distinctly patterned vest.

Northern Cardinal In the process of mashing a berry in its powerful bill.

Ring-billed Gull With a silent, floating flight, they often sneak past unseen unless they happen to call.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Even smaller than a wren, they sometimes burst out in a melodious quick song as cute as they look.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Very flitty, it tilts its head briefly to show off its ruby namesake before flitting off and away.

Red-tailed Hawk Perched briefly, hoping for a stray rabbit below, and soon off as none were careless at the moment.

Sedge Wren A chatter and partial song as it does its constant hide and peek with everything.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker A bit of red showing on its crown as it calls and works on a tree before trying another.

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