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Birds to brighten your day: April 10

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A pine warbler visits a backyard in New England, April 2020, Merganser Lake.

A Day on Merganser Lake III

Back-to-back pine warblers in the early stages of my “best photo from yesterday” series. As long as the pine warblers (there are at least four of them) keep visiting my suet and mealworm feeders, it’s going to be tough to not consider them my best photo. We’ll see what tomorrow brings, though.

Thanks for checking out BirdsofNewEngland.com as we get through this crisis together.

(Repeat text:  I’m running out of COVID-19 lockdown themes so from now until things get back to some semblance of normalcy, I will simply post my best photo from the previous day. You could say it fits because of its uncertainty and challenge. I’ll call the series “A Day on Merganser Lake,” even though that’s not the real name of the lake I live near in southwestern Connecticut, it’s just a nod to my favorite duck family.)

Birds to brighten your day: April 9

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A pine warbler visits a backyard in New England, April 2020, Merganser Lake.

A Day on Merganser Lake II

Yesterday I mentioned that I had seen a pine warbler but hadn’t gotten a photo of it. An hour later, the bird was back and I got a few photos. Then I got a few more, and a few more. Turns out, the bird was here all day eating mealworms. He visited the suet feeder as well, but mealworms were clearly his favorite — the same tastes as “my” bluebirds. Sometime in the afternoon, a female pine warbler showed up as well. Below are photos of the male and female for comparison.

So with that sighting I can officially declare: It’s warbler season!

(Repeat text:  I’m running out of COVID-19 lockdown themes so from now until things get back to some semblance of normalcy, I will simply post my best photo from the previous day. You could say it fits because of its uncertainty and challenge. I’ll call the series “A Day on Merganser Lake,” even though that’s not the real name of the lake I live near in southwestern Connecticut, it’s just a nod to my favorite duck family.)

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A male pine warbler visits a backyard in New England, April 2020, Merganser Lake.
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A female pine warbler visits a backyard in New England, April 2020, Merganser Lake.
Photo by Chris Bosak A pine warbler visits a backyard in New England, April 2020, Merganser Lake.

For the Birds column: What is that bird trillling?

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Photo by Chris Bosak A Pine Warbler sits on a deck railing in New England this fall.

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A Pine Warbler sits on a deck railing in New England this fall.

Here is the latest For the Birds column, which runs weekly in several New England newspapers.

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The birds are moving through, that’s for sure.

Mornings in New England are now filled with the songs of so many birds it’s hard to separate the voices. Throw in a mockingbird imitating the songs of several birds, and the confusion ratchets up a level.

A tufted titmouse (peter, peter, peter) broke the morning silence one morning this week for me; a robin (cheery up, cheery oh, cheery up) the next morning. I love mornings filled with birdsong.

Have you heard a bird trilling recently? A long series of quick, high-pitched notes often rings out throughout New England during the spring. But what is that triller?

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One more Pine Warbler photo

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Photo by Chris Bosak Pine Warblers squabble over a birdfeeder in Danbury, Conn., during fall 2015.

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Pine Warblers squabble over a birdfeeder in Danbury, Conn., during fall 2015.

Last post about the Pine Warblers that visited my feeders recently, I promise. I did an original post and followed that up with a post that included several more photos. I’ll conclude with my favorite (previously unpublished) photo I took of the warblers.

The warblers were there for a total of three days. On day one it was one Pine Warbler, on day two it was three and on day three it was back to only one. At one point all three landed on the feeder at once. From the photo above, you can tell they didn’t like sharing.

Merganser Lake: More on those Pine Warblers

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Photo by Chris Bosak A Pine Warbler sits on a deck railing in New England this fall.

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A Pine Warbler sits on a deck railing in New England this fall.

I posted some photos last week of Pine Warblers that visited my feeders. It was a nice sighting because warblers typically do not visit feeders. If you do get lucky enough to have warblers visit your feeding station, it’s usually Pine Warblers in the fall. I was fortunate enough to have three visit this fall. To complement those photos, here are some more … Continue reading →

Merganser Lake: Warblers at the feeder

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Photo by Chris Bosak A Pine Warbler visits a feeder in New England in fall 2015.

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A Pine Warbler visits a feeder in New England in fall 2015.

Photo by Chris Bosak A Pine Warbler visits a feeder in New England, fall 2015.

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A Pine Warbler visits a feeder in New England, fall 2015.

Never at any of my former homes where I’ve maintained birdfeeders had I seen a warbler at the feeder. A few weeks at Merganser Lake and today alone I had three.

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Warbler season has arrived in New England

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Photo by Chris Bosak Palm Warbler

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Palm Warbler

The title of this post is a bit misleading because warbler season actually arrived a few weeks ago. But there early warblers are still around and the next wave hasn’t arrived in force yet, so the topic is still timely.

Anyway, warblers (small and usually colorful Neotropical migrants) move through New England starting in late March/early April. The migration continues through early June. Many warbler species nest in New England, particularly Continue reading →