Warbler Activities, etc.

Lots of warbler (& other bird) activity at Presque Isle State Park this month. Here’s recent coverage mostly at Leo’s Landing, featuring another beautiful “black-and-white” warbler, Blackpoll Warbler:

Blackpoll Warbler (m)
Windy day on Presque Isle Bay
GBH out on a limb
Lawn weeds w/ bird
Out on a limb – facing other direction

Last week-and-a-half or so, lots of Blackpoll Warbler activity; anecdotally, more than usual at Presque Isle. (Go to Leo’s Landing to see Blackpoll Warblers.)

Blackpoll Warbler (m) II
More lawn weeds
American Redstart (f)
Blackpoll Warbler (m) III

Here’s a nice shot looking towards the entrance to Presque Isle Bay. Just left of the evil sailboat is North Pier and North Pier Light, just right of the good sailboat is South Pier and the ‘tree at South Pier:’

Good vs. evil
Yellow Warbler (f)
Blackpoll Warbler (m) IV
Spotted Sandpiper out on a log

Many Yellow Warblers all over Presque Isle, with plenty of associated chasing/tussling behavior (breeding related? territory related?), e.g., as captured in these two lucky shots @ 400mm:

Mallards (m) practicing log rolling for the log rolling contest
YWIF
Closer-up view of Spotted Sandpiper
Interesting vegetation shapes
Barn Swallow out on a limb
Spring flowers w/ yellow bird
At the beach
Yellow Warbler not quite out on a limb
High tide @ Leo’s Landing sandbar
Ready for take off
Taking off
Blurry Erie Bayfront w/ bird
Blackpoll Warbler (m) V
Unfortunate branch placement
Blackpoll Warbler (m) VI
More out on a limb
Blackpoll Warbler (m) VII
Still out on a limb
Blackpoll the 8th
Spring singing, rear view

Coming up soon, in which a Blackpoll Warbler-focused post also includes female Blackpoll Warblers!