There was a storm
overnight that saw an electricity failure in the local area. The rain was much
lighter this morning and had me stood by the back door to the kitchen observing
a mixed flock of warblers and flycatchers.
The task in hand was
to photograph as many of the flock as possible which was tricky as the trees
were covered in leaves and naturally the birds did not want to sit for long
with so much competition in the vicinity.
The first puzzle of
the hour long session was unsurprisingly a warbler that appeared to be in
partial moult. The bird had extensive yellow on the underbelly with a white
vent and black outer tail. The body was streaked black at the sides. After some
consideration with the help of The Warbler guide I asked for opinions from the
Facebook Neotropical Bird Club page. Verdict: Blackburnian Warbler.
Seen on the edge of
the flock was, Cinnamon Becard and Northern Barred Woodcreeper. Red Eyed Vireo was
busy feeding amongst the leaves oblivious to the other members of the flock.
A Lesser Greenlet
put in a brief appearance before disappearing into the understory.
I still have a
couple of flycatchers to identify but it always amazes me what can be seen
whilst in the kitchen!
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