New Birds!
Four new migrants came in with the rain last night: Kentucky Warbler Common Yellowthroat Blue-winged Warbler (see attached) Worm-eating Warbler All four of them nest here at the PGT. On … Continued
PGT a Birding Hotspot
Birdwatching Magazine calls the Prairie Garden Trust a “Birding Hotspot”. Take a look at the this link or if you have a copy of the April 2016 magazine go to … Continued
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
On a walk this morning I heard the chatter of hummingbirds near the edge of Beaver Lake. As I went to inspect I found them feeding in a patch of … Continued
Kentucky Warbler
Migration keeps bringing in new birds every day. Today I got a very good look at an American Redstart but it was so high up in the treetops that I … Continued
Big Day at the PGT
I found 80 different kinds of birds as I walked around the 600-acres here at the PGT today. I started sunrise and stopped only when a rainstorm popped up in … Continued
Black-billed Cuckoo
A Cooper’s Hawk chased two Black-billed Cuckoos through the tree tops along Beaver Lake this morning. The hawk missed it’s meal but I was able to get this shot as … Continued
Summer Tanager
Summer Tanagers are fairly common but seldom seen since they seem to hang out behind the leaves in the tops of tall trees.For this shot from this morning we were … Continued
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
It was such a pretty day today that I took two long walks. On the walk this afternoon I photographed this hyperkinetic Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. These tiny birds are very common … Continued
White-eyed Vireo
I went out a couple days ago and found this vireo in a thicket near our family cemetery. The unusual eye color makes this a stunning bird.
Yellow-throated Vireo
On a picnic today I heard the familiar burry call of the vireo. I was glad that I had my bird lens with me and was able to get this … Continued