Chestnut-sided Warbler

Black-throated Green cooperation

BaW

Black-and-white Warbler at Chestnut Hill Reservoir in Boston just before my trip south to New Jersey, where I'll be living for the summer.

Yellow-fronted Canary

I happened upon a huge flock of these birds while walking around the Punchbowl (WWII vet cemetery) on my last day in Hawaii.  There were easily 250 of them and they were fairly obliging.

I presume this is a male, with bright yellow and dark black in the face.


Versus, this bird, which could be a female or a young male perhaps?


This photo shows the distinctive 'X' pattern you see on their faces if you get a look head on.


Eatin seeds eatin seeds eatin seeds.

Hooded Warbler at Boston Public Garden

I am back to birding, just about two weeks after my back surgery.  Though I did have a great time slowly meandering around the yard in western mass, seeing what I could without exerting myself too much (finding a number of yard birds), it was nice to go looking for a specific, slightly out of place, bird today.

After wandering around the garden for an hour, with little hope of finding the bird due to high winds, I spotted him on the ground feeding (with a cigarette perfectly placed for scale).




Apparently these birds do a lot tail flicking and fanning as they feed.


And as a result you get great views of the white in their tail.



A pause for breath.


It spent most of its time close to a small maintenance building, flycatching from perches, or feeding in a bush, staying clear of the wind.

Red-billed Leothrix

This stunning, clown-like bird is not well depicted in these photos, but it was a beautiful find on my last day in Hawaii.

More of the Oahu Amakihi