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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Lincoln's Sparrow

; Lincoln's Sparrow Though it stayed well-hidden in the brush, it briefly appeared in a little window for a clear view. At Governor Nelson State Park.

; Lincoln's Sparrow It didn't stay on the perch long at all, but very quickly flitted across the trail and away.

; Chipping Sparrow Hidden in plain sight on the gravel path at Stricker's Pond, among a noisy horde of English House Sparrows.

; Ruby-throated Hummingbird With the adult males long gone, migrated, far south, only the juveniles from this year remain behind as they fatten up.

; Ruby-throated Hummingbird A blink of the eye punctuated by an equally quick flick of the very long tongue.

; Ruby-throated Hummingbird Though the bird itself is tiny, imagine how absolutely tiny the feet are gripping the plant stem.

; Ruby-throated Hummingbird A hanging dead branch with a stub made for a good perch to pause on.

; Palm Warbler Out in the open in the scrubby trees at the edge of Tiedeman's Pond in Middleton.

; Nashville Warbler Behaving normally for a warbler, this Nashville Warbler flits in and out of the leaves on its non-stop bug hunt.

; Great Blue Heron A juvenile standing in a retaining pond at Owen Park, Madison, hoping for a fish.

; Great Blue Heron Pumping low over Stricker's Pond, Middleton, on the way to a better and higher roost.

; Northern Flicker Yellow-shafted tail showing brightly as it perches along with three others, maybe a family.

; Northern Flicker At Governor Nelson State Park, a Flicker briefly clings to a dead bush before flying off.

; Turkey Vulture Slowly circling with very little flapping, expert on up-drafts, suddenly a mile away with no apparent effort.

; American Redstart Adept at maneuvering through tiny branches, often flaring its tail for emphasis.

; American Redstart A quick peek at observers of its industrious insect hunting.

; Northern Parula Round-looking as it swivels about, breast colors bright from brownish to yellow to white.

; Northern Parula And an olive-gray cap with white wing bar for emphasis.

; Black-throated Green Warbler In true warbler style, doing a tree-top peek-a-boo while hunting for insects.

; Black-throated Green Warbler And a quick flip to check for any insects that might have been behind it.

; Red-bellied Woodpecker Tongue just visible as it probes beneath the bark on a dead branch.

; Red-winged Blackbird At Stricker's Pond, not too long away from migration, perched on the rim of a Lotus plant head.

; Red-winged Blackbird A closer look at the brown edging of feathers and the very long and sharp talons good for plant perching.

; Wood Duck Brilliant in color, the male Wood Duck paddles the pond with several companions. Shy as ever.

; Monarch Butterfly A rare sight these days as it floats from flower to flower, tanking up for migration.

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