As fall migration comes to an end, we add another Warbler species to our life list, the Black-Throated Green Warbler. On a tip, we drove north to Leffis Key (Anna Maria Island) and found both the male and female there, our 208th Florida bird.
During migration we spotted many other Warblers. The Prairie, Yellow, Palm, and Yellow-Rumped Warblers, and the Ovenbird, were all visitors to our backyard. We found the Yellow-Throated, Black-and-White and Pine Warblers, the Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart and the Northern Parula on birding trips.
We searched but "dipped" (missed out) on a chance to add many other Warblers to our life list. The Cerulean, Tennessee, Orange-Crowned, Nashville, Chestnut-Sided, Blackburnian, Magnolia, Worm-Eating, Canada and Kentucky Warblers were all reported in Southwest Florida this fall. The Yellow-Breasted Chat, the Northern Waterthrush and the Louisiana Waterthrush were also spotted nearby.
We're already looking forward to the 2014 spring migration and another opportunity to see these small, colorful, beautiful little birds. Enjoy some of our favorite Warbler photos from the 2013 fall migration.....tweet.....tweet!!
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| Black-Throated Green Warbler (Female) |
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| Black-Throated Green Warbler (Male) |
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| American Redstart (Male) |
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| Ovenbird (In our backyard) |
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| Black-and-White Warbler (Male) |
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| Yellow-Throated Warbler (Male) |
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| Prairie Warbler (Male) |
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Northern Parula (Male)
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