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Flowers are in bloom in northern Arizona, so I went out to try to get some photos. Getting nicely-posed photos of birds on flowers is tough!

Strikes me as an Osprey

Nah, out of range. Clearly a Black Bass.

Downy Woodpecker: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609110267

American Redstart, that tail pattern is diagnostic

All Palm Warblers.

The one day I don't have my camera, someone finds a Great Horned Owl just off campus! I was surprised how well the phone/binocular pair worked out!

I think it's just in floof mode.

There are two Wilson’s snipes and a least sandpiper

Blue Grosbeak.

The shape looks better for Surf/White-winged to me, and I think I can see the eye comma of a WWSC on a few. Not positive though.

Northern Pike

Southern NJ today

Yellow Warbler

Cape-may Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler in a local park in Maryland.

I never said this was a juvenile.

Orange-crowned Warbler. The subspecies here is confusing me, maybe just a dull Lutescens or a gray-headed?

Magnificent.

Third is an Eastern Phoebe. I agree with the rest of the IDs.

I don't really pay attention to the top 100 much, because there are many good birding spots that are nearby but across the county line. I don't restrict myself to birding mostly in my home county. #21 for all time for my county #6 for the year.

Magnolia Warbler.

I had forgotten about this pic which is better: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609084398

Nanday Parakeets: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609082151

Prothonotary Warbler from today! Pretty good vagrant for California!

My best photos of Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels! ML608917288 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Macaulay Library ML608917287 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Macaulay Library

I had the camera and tripod ready for any birds that might be moving around, but the spiders have provided more entertainment than the birds over the past few days. Carrying a fly off to eat. Tying two flies together for easier transportation while a third fly hangs nearby. Pulling itself and prey along a broken strand of web while leaving a new strand behind. Contrary to what I had always thought, spiders don't always wrap their prey up to eat later, sometimes they eat their meal right away.

I think it’s the angle

Yup, Tennessee!

Seconding Orange-crowned.

birdie 🦉 #490: 🟥🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ I have photographed one of these masters of throwing their voices.

@Peromyscus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poʻouli BRDL 607 🥚🥚🥚🥚 🥚🥚🪶🥚 🪶🥚🥚🥚 🥚🐦🐦🥚 🐦🐦🐦🐦 I have not seen this bird.

Wilson's Snipe and Least Sandpiper.

birdie 🦢 #490: 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ https://birdiegame.net/

Thanks. That's what I thought.

Finally cracked the Top 100 for Tennessee All Time! At #94 with 280 species! For 2023 I’m apparently at #3 with 261 species! For my home county I’m at #2 for the year, #10 All Time.

Anyone want to join? No need to do every day - I'm not putting pressure on myself to do it all either.

Western Kingbird - Sandy Hook, NJ

You can't see the head on the bird in question. There is a comparison photo of a Blackpoll from the same spot that might be causing confusion here.

I was just going to ask the exact same thing. Blackburnian for me.

Red-eyed Vireo: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/609035107

Oh I get it now 😂

But many of the above birds aren't singing!

Like the way this one shows the size difference, can't believe how small the Least Sandpiper is compared to the Caspian & Godwit.

I love Lincoln's Sparrows.

I don't have too many good photos of Carolina Wrens. This is my best one so far: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/608958535

a few days ago - Limpkin

One from back home. It took a while for me to figure out what species it was, at first in the field I thought it was an ordinary buzzard. However, several apps and algorithms had problems with identifying this bird. Eventually someone noted the shape of the nostril; which is apparently distinct for the European Honey-buzzard. Even though this is "just" a joung bird, I am still happy with my first sighting of this species! 🙂 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/608927989