With fall bird migration in our area, I expected to see a number of migrating warblers in our area as they fly south.
What a pleasant surprise to find a juvenile Rose-breasted Grosbeak stop by the platform feeder to feed on some sunflower seeds. (Note the bits of seeds around its bill.)
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Juvenile Rose-breasted Grosbeak
It’s that time of year when shorebirds migrate south from their breeding grounds. The first shorebirds began arriving in southeast Michigan over the past couple weeks.
While it’s exciting to see shorebirds return to our area after several months up north, their return is also the beginning of my grumbling, ranting season.
Shorebirds are hard enough to identify when they’re in breeding plumage, with bright colors that make it a bit easier to distinguish what they are.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Shorebird Migration Begins
Along with warblers migrating south to warmer climates, vireos are also migrating through southeast Michigan. And the nice thing about vireos, at least compared to warblers in fall plumage: vireos a lot easier for me to identify! First, there aren’t many different types of vireos in our area. Second, vireos have a large head, short… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Blue-headed Vireo Migrating South