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Thursday, August 26, 2021

Raining Warblers (and a Vireo or two)

A small number of the hundreds of photos I took on 8/25/2021 at the water feature of 1410 in the Oakwood neighborhood of Albert Lea, Minnesota.





Yellow-throated Vireo










Spring Warbler migration progress can be monitored online by the satellite images. Fall is difficult to know exactly when they will come through, but I believe more consistent for us year to year. In Spring they seem to be in a nervous hurry to get to breeding grounds. Some years they catch a front and blow right over us. In Fall they seem maybe a little more laid back, just resting, feeding, moving on down the line to the tropics. Nothing  scientific, just a feeling I get watching them. 

- Gunnar

1 comment:

Redwing said...

Hey Gunnar! That photo you've posted of the supposed Golden-winged Warbler, looks like another hybrid! All that yellow on the underside is not right for a pure Golden-winged. This is definitely a Golden-winged x Blue-winged hybrid. It might be a Brewster's Warbler.