This is a Northern Parula. The photos don't do it justice as this bird is striking in person. It is gray-blue with bright yellow patches on its back and throat.
![Northern Parula](https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8132/29471542124_a781932a19_b.jpg)
![Northern Parula](https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7774/29471540124_e933a9a7e0_b.jpg)
![Northern Parula](https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7539/29785017000_e267fd5b6b_b.jpg)
The Parula is really tiny - about half the size of a sparrow.
![Northern Parula](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8779/29785025560_d3d5d5315b_b.jpg)
I was very excited to see this Black-throated Blue Warbler darting around the east side of the park.
![Black-throated blue warbler](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8268/29472619784_30fd041b9e_b.jpg)
![Black-throated blue warbler](https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8377/29472914653_e65f1c939f_b.jpg)
This one moved so fast, I had a challenging time getting a shot of it.
![Black-throated blue warbler and strategically-placed leaf](https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7507/29805694650_e76e954840_b.jpg)
A Ruby-crowned Kinglet made a brief appearance in one of the Siberian Elm trees.
![Ruby-crowned kinglet](https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8508/29471931533_c825fc30f8_b.jpg)
More of the Black-and-white Warbler.
![Black and white warbler](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5203/30016606641_e3aa69efa5_b.jpg)
![Black and white warbler](https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5567/29805120510_936710ac22_b.jpg)
![Black and white warbler](https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5212/30016589991_d49f662642_b.jpg)
![Black and white warbler](https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5463/29471984454_d6a77244aa_b.jpg)
![Black and white warbler](https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5594/29805140140_fac6b1aa57_b.jpg)
A female Common Yellowthroat.
![Common yellowthroat](https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8399/30100148295_48b90dbb80_b.jpg)
![Common yellowthroat](https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8548/29472703183_4c94fac5a0_b.jpg)
A female American Redstart. They've been a common sight in the park this migration season.
![Female redstart](https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8121/29805218090_2b8224d088_b.jpg)
There were at least two Eastern Phoebes spotted near the hawk nest. The coloring on the one below made me wonder if it could be an Eastern Kingbird, but it lacked the telltale white band on the tail.
![Eastern Phoebe](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5614/29805828850_c167329e7a_b.jpg)
And this is a new one for me: a Brown Thrasher. I've never seen one before, so it was really cool to find one in the park. It mostly stayed hidden high up in the trees, but it took a break to rest and preen and let its admirers get a good look at it.
![Brown Thrasher](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5165/30100607745_6d5012d7a9_b.jpg)
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