Blackpoll Warbler:
![Blackpoll warbler](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/829/42092699982_ba03e23424_b.jpg)
These guys are pretty amazing. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
"Blackpoll Warblers are long-distance athletes and they hold the record for the longest overwater flight for a songbird. During the fall, these half-ounce warblers fly nonstop for up to 3 days, covering on average over 1,800 miles over the Atlantic Ocean to reach their wintering grounds in Puerto Rico, the Lesser Antilles, and northern South America. Such a journey requires that they eat enough before they leave to double their body mass."We are seeing them now on their way back north.
![Blackpoll warbler](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/904/42092700352_2dd69031ba_b.jpg)
Yellow Warbler:
![Yellow warbler](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/827/27289403557_556c70356f_b.jpg)
I love these birds as they resemble drops of sunshine.
![Yellow warbler having lunch](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/970/27289404477_570d48e0fd_b.jpg)
Bay-breasted Warbler:
![Bay-breasted warbler](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/907/41238603675_8e7a8c95ce_b.jpg)
![Bay-breasted warbler](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/976/41238602505_e7522cabaa_b.jpg)
Magnolia Warbler:
![Magnolia warbler](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/830/40353672920_344955655c_b.jpg)
![Magnolia warbler](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/974/40353673430_bce992aab8_b.jpg)
Canada Warbler:
![Canada warbler](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/963/41169210255_be0f6e6f76_b.jpg)
Summer Tanager:
![Summer tanager](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/826/42160879591_15967eae0d_b.jpg)
This guy landed right in front of me in a blaze of red. Some other people were approaching on the path and were in danger of scaring him away, so I pointed him out to them and we were all able to just stand there and enjoy his presence for a few minutes.
![Summer tanager](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/943/42160876491_4ab3d0a559_b.jpg)
Great Crested Flycatcher with prey:
![Flycatcher](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/944/41438895974_79c606c35b_b.jpg)
And a Warbling Vireo with prey. I've learned to look forward to insect hatches as it means all the insect-eaters will be out in force.
![Vireo with lunch](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/959/41258912475_927414e762_b.jpg)
Wood Thrush:
![Wood Thrush](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/903/27247762197_39d7df408e_b.jpg)
You can see more recent bird photos on my Flickr page.
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