Fall Day/Elk Creek

Today on BirdingPI.com, celebrating lovely fall birds in Erie County, Pennsylvania from this last Saturday, near Elk Creek in McKean Twp:

Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cedar Waxwing
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (f)
Nashville Warbler
Palm Warbler
Lincoln’s Sparrow II
Cedar Waxwing II
Nashville Warbler II
Palm Warbler II
Nashville Warbler III
Red-breasted Grosbeak II
Palm Warbler III
Nashville Warbler IV
Palm Warbler IV
Rose-breasted Grosbeak III
Palm Warbler V
Lincoln’s Sparrow III
Cedar Waxwing III
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler II
Cedar Waxwing IV
Cedar Waxwing V
Lincoln’s Sparrow IV
Fall vegetation
Yellow-rumped Warbler III
Yellow-rumped Warbler IV
Lincoln’s Sparrow V

This was a nice sighting of the relatively reclusive and “not seen that often” Lincoln’s Sparrow. ID: finely streaked breast with buffy wash, as shown quite nicely in the shots above and below.

Lincoln’s Sparrow VI
Yellow-rumped Warbler V
Lincoln’s Sparrow VII
Cedar Waxwing VI
Yellow-rumped Warbler VI
Saying ‘adios’ to today’s post w/ Lincoln’s Sparrow (rear view)