500 Tennessee Warblers!
Tim Barksdale pointing out another bird at The Point I’ve been birding with Tim Barksdale at the Prairie Garden Trust the last two days and we’ve seen a lot of … Continued
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird When I saw a clump of Indian Paintbrush in a recently burned field here at the PGT I knew it would be a magnet for hummingbirds; they can’t … Continued
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Tailed-Blue I found this tiny butterfly this afternoon in a patch of wild geraniums. The total wingspan is only about an inch. The “Tail” part of the name comes … Continued
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler I went out this morning hoping to photograph the Yellow-throated Vireo. No luck on that but I did get a good look at this Black-and-white Warbler. Birds are … Continued
I was wrong about Vireos!
Birders at the PGT For years I’ve dismissed Vireos as birds so drab that it wasn’t worth lifting my binoculars to see them. Julie Lundsted has set me straight. This … Continued
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove Doves are so common that I often don’t pay attention to them. However, when you take a close look they are fascinating. Rich and surprising colors; take a … Continued
Ovenbird in a Redbud
Ovenbird On our way to a picnic lunch today I heard an Ovenbird calling. I stopped to get a picture but the bird refused to come out of the deep … Continued
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher—a twig fairy
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gnatcatchers may be tiny little birds but they are also loud. Yesterday on the bird walk I’d swear we heard gnatcatchers everywhere. Weighing only 6 grams they aren’t much … Continued
PGT Birdwalk
20 people spent the morning birding at the Prairie Garden Trust. I think everyone enjoyed themselves. Perfect weather and lots of migrant birds helped. Highlights for me were getting good … Continued
Prairie Warbler More migrants arrived with the storm last night. In a hedgerow near the PGT Maintenance Building I saw my first Henslow’s Sparrow, Indigo Bunting and Prairie Warbler. I … Continued