The second half of April and the entire month of May have been very photographically rewarding for me.  Almost every time I was able to get into the field I searched for songbirds like Warblers, Oriole's, Vireo's, and more.  Now it is time to share what I found.

Over the next three photo blogs, using the migration maps in my favorite birding book, "BIRDS of PENNSYLVANIA" by Lone Pine, I will share photos in the following three categories. 

1. "Songbirds With A Pennsylvania Migration Path".  It will consist of migrating songbirds that do not breed in Pennsylvania.  In May, I photographed the Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Palm Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, and Wilson's Warbler.

2. "Songbirds With Partial Pennsylvania Breeding Grounds".  It will consist of birds that breed in Pennsylvania but is an uncommon or rare breeder in some parts of the state.  I photographed 14 birds in this category.  They are: Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Canada Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, Prothonotary Warbler, Warbling Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, and Yellow-rumped Warbler.

3.  "Songbirds That Breed In Pennsylvania".  It will consist of migrating songbirds that commonly breed anywhere in Pennsylvania.  The birds I photographed are: American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat,  Indigo Bunting,  Red-eyed Vireo, Scarlet Tanager, Yellow Warbler, and Baltimore Oriole.

Of course, migration maps in other books or internet resources may have slight variations in a bird's migration path so please remember, the reference I used to split these birds into three categories above was "BIRDS of PENNSYLVANIA" by Lone Pine.

Of the many early mornings and early evenings that I spent in various habitats looking for the birds listed above, I did run into other species of wildlife.  Actually, my last three blogs, "Built In Camouflage", "Cruelty Is Their Survival", and "Woodland Songsters" contain most of those images.  Below are the remainder of those wildlife photos that were made searching for songbirds.

Talk Turkey To Me

Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

Going In For The Score!

Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

Nap Time

Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

It's A Bird... It's A Cat... It's A Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird

You Grackle Me Up!

Common Grackle

Common Grackle

You Talkin' To Me?

Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

Eye On The Prize

Great Egret

Great Egret

Fluffin' It Up

Great Egret

Great Egret

So if you like birds (and you should like birds) check back on Monday morning for the first blog "Songbirds With A Pennsylvania Migration Path". 

Have a good weekend,

Dan