Orange-crowned Warbler Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Orange-crowned Warbler Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology https://share.google/TBzNFIBQIFBHexVfc

I highly favor this bird species not only for its subtle tones of gray,green and yellow but also its winter survival instincts,its hardiness and its ability to improvise. Such is the case of the one currently seen at Greenwood Cemetery.

Having seen reports of one at the cemetery,I ventured over there yesterday in the south region and  thanks to a friend's direction info over the phone that within a minute of receiving the text, I saw the bird. What was it doing? It was sipping from sapsucker holes newly made by the woodpecker created upon an exotic fir tree. It was quite a exhilarating sight seeing my favorite ( or top 5) warbler.

 Yesterday along with the warbler, I also saw the yellow bellied sapsucker, a Ruby crowned kinglet duplicating the feeding behavior of the warbler and both nuthatch species in the same spot. Oh add a Merlin perched behind me, being harassed by blue jays ( yes that's favorite too along with the Merlin)

So a winter day well accomplished and satisfying for me with the scarce bird sightings typical of the winter woodlands.

Oh ,the orange crowned warbler was spotted again late this morning on my revisit .

Good Boiding!

Something to think about for the New year:

What is success?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

Ralph Waldo Emerson