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Songbirds of 2017 ~ Wood Warblers

March 28, 2018 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Songbirds of 2017 ~ Wood Warblers

 Wood WarblersThis Winter of 2018 has been long and cold and quiet.  It is nearly April and I long for the return of our songbirds, especially the Wood Warblers.  The first green shoots of snowdrops have begun to push through the thawing crust of soil.  Sugar maples are tapped and the sap has been flowing for awhile now.  Steam is streaming out of sugar shacks throughout the countryside.  On warmer days our year-round birds are singing.  Robins and White-throated Sparrows are turning over leafy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birds, Black-and-white Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Chestnut Sided Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, Palm Warbler, Songbirds, Warblers, Wood Warblers, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler Tagged With: Birds, warbler

Returning Spring and Songbirds

May 3, 2017 by Carol Duke 4 Comments

Returning Spring and Songbirds

Today was a happy day in the garden enjoying the returning Spring and songbirds. And I am elated to add a new species to my pages here under Wildlife. I now have 75 species of birds featured with vivid photographs and listed by family on my website.   I had wished for years to see this bright and striking Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) in the gardens. I did today!! I hope he will entice a mate to come and join him with his sweet zippy song. And that the songbirds will have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birds, Blackburnian Warbler Tagged With: Blackburnian Warbler, songbirds, warbler

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