2004-5 PHOTOS PAGE 2
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A pair of Waterthrushes. On the left is the Lousiana Waterthrush, and on the right is the similar Northern Waterthrush. Louisianas tend to precede Northerns in migration at Emeralda, and may show up in late July or August. Northerns are more frequent from September on, and can sometimes be found here in winter.
Some more migrant warblers. The top 3 are Yellow Warblers, which are abundant from August through September. A few will persist into October, and in some years a bit later. The three bottom birds are all female or immature American Redstarts. I see perhaps 10 of these relatively drably colored birds for every one of the brilliantly colored adult males that I see during migration.
More Northern Waterthrushes - the yellow supercilium (eyestripe) is particularly evident in these birds. The fine streaking on the throat is a another field mark separating this species from the Louisiana.
Another common migrant in August and September - the Prairie Warbler. The numbers of these birds drops significantly in October, but a few will stick around and winter on EMCA.
Above is an immature or female Magnolia Warbler. I see these active little warblers only a few times a year during fall migration, though they are relatively common elsewhere in Florida during this period.
Finally, a Red-eyed Vireo and a Northern Parula. The vireos are fairly common as migrants through much of the late summer and fall, but I find them particularly difficult to photograph. They rarely approach close enough to give me a decent image. This is an immature bird, which hasn't yet obtained the characteristic red eyes. The Parula was actually photographed earlier in the summer while they were still singing, but I needed one more shot to fill this page. Sue me.