US whole of May

From Con

Finally after 8 days of cold rainy weather this morning was perfect. Went to Central Park 'The Ramble' area which is wooded. Wow so many birds and birders. I think I saw close to 100 birders, and this was a Friday.

The birds were abundant. Of course mostly common species but also the migrants. Many nests too, robin, cardinal, woodpecker. Among the migrants the warblers are a key attraction at Central Park. Black-and-white Warblers were everywhere. Also saw Canada Warblers. Indigo Bunting and Scarlet Tanager were around but I missed them.

Bummer this afternoon is cloudy. Hope some more good weather will come in the next few days.

Went to Central Park again today, was there for 8 hours, feet tired now! Here's my first image posted: Black-and-white Warbler.

Managed to see the Indigo Bunting just before I left this evening, one of the more colorful birds that can be seen in migratory season. Today the weather wasn't as good, but still lots of birders in Central Park, way more than Singapore, quite friendly they tell you were the good birds are.

The weather has been good the last few days and I've been seeing lots of spring migrants. Here is only the second photo I've processed... I have a long backlog: Scarlet Tanager.

Finally got to see the Bald Eagle in the wild. This one taken at Cape May, NJ. They were having their Spring Weekend and there were a couple hundred birders in town. The weather was lousy this morning, foggy and drizzle. This Bald Eagle was perched on a tree that didn't have spring leaves, but just some vines, overlooking the beach, looking out into the Atlantic hoping for some nice breakfast to appear, around 8am. I tried to approach closer, but the eagle flushed.

Next one is a Turkey Vulture on a road kill possum, this one is an adult. There were also 3 juveniles in the background that didn't have the courage to come foreword. The turkey vulture I guess is named that way because of the red neck something like the wattles on a turkey, but the vulture is actually a small vulture, a bit smaller than a full grown male turkey. Taken in Easton, MD.

Sorting through my pictures, I think I've seen three species of woodpeckers in America.
http://www.pbase.com/image/112952335
http://www.pbase.com/image/112952879
http://www.pbase.com/image/112994869