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10/27/16
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White-crowned Sparrow An adult male foraging in the gravel. |
White-crowned Sparrow A female or first year male. |
Cedar Waxwing Still with breast streaking, a juvenile grooms itself. |
Cedar Waxwing And there is only one precious berry left. |
Chipping Sparrow Small and shy. |
Downy Woodpecker A female scooting up and down the bark in search of insects. |
Easter Bluebird Being very shy and hiding in the shadows, yet talking now and then to reveal itself. |
Great Blue Heron Slowly, slowly stalking the water while fishing for small golden carp. |
Great Blue Heron In the morning sunlight, a time out on a perch overlooking a perch overlooking Stricker's Pond. |
Hermit Thrush Dogwood berries, a favorite for many, slowly disappearing over the days. |
Nashville Warbler A large warbler, just passing through on the way to a winter home far south outside this country. |
Pied-billed Grebe Sometimes seen with a companion or two, but for some reason usually alone. |
Red-breasted Nuthatch This year an unusual number of these tiny nuthatches have invaded the area, delighting homes with birdfeeders. |
Red-tailed Hawk After a very brief pause on a perch at Owen Park in Madison, a take-off to look for prey in a better spot. |
Red-winged Blackbird This is my territory and I'm singing to let everyone know. |
white-breasted Nuthatch Working a dead tree while talking with its distinctive grunts. |
Wood Duck A female by herself as their numbers decline during their fall migration south. |
Yellow-rumped Warbler One of the last warblers of the fall. |
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