I've been birding Busiek State Forest south of Ozark fairly regularly this spring. Today I had two new warbler species: Blue winged and Prairie, along with American Redstart, Yellow throated Warbler, Northern Parula, Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Black and White Warbler, Yellow rumped Warbler, and Kentucky Warbler. Thought I heard a Cerulean, but it turned out to be variation on a theme by N. Parula.I couldn't catch the Blue-winged in a photo, but did get a few shots of other warblers to share.
Northern Parula
Northern ParulaAnyone know the name of the blue flower?
Rufous sided Towhee (female)
Prairie Warbler
So I'm not the only one who has fallen for a parula imitating a Cerulean!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots of the warblers, can't wait for them to arrive. We had snow flurries this AM so they're not missing much.
-Mike (in NY)
Mike,
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think they're tricky until I hear my first true Cerulean of the season, and then I can hone in on the call pretty well.
Good birding!
Now that the floodgates have opened here in NY I'll be searching for a Cerulean to tune my ears. I think the flower you asked about is in the genus Oenothera (not sure of the species).
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Mike