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High Island Bird Migration 2013

Audobon's Boy Scout Woods, the perennial hot spot in Texas for spring migration in 2013 saw a little less variety of abundant species sightings but a bumper crop of Tanagers, Orioles and other great photo opportunities. An angry rat snake, super close rabbit, and interesting transition plumage added to the photo fun. Some species visited the drip in waves while others rode the winds from the south right over us. Coastal foliage and related food sources are still recovering from multiple hurricanes in the last several years. A Canon 100-400 lens hooked to a hand held Canon T3i with built-in flash were used for all of these shots over seven days in April.
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  • First year male Orchard Oriole faces off with an adult male Scarlet Tanager.

    First year male Orchard Oriole faces off with an adult male Scarlet Tanager.

  • Red-breasted Nuthatch.

    Red-breasted Nuthatch.

  • Baltimore Oriole.

    Baltimore Oriole.

  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

    Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

  • Male Indigo Bunting. This species photographs favorably with flash, giving an irridescent look.

    Male Indigo Bunting. This species photographs favorably with flash, giving an irridescent look.

  • Male Summer Tanager in transition plumage.

    Male Summer Tanager in transition plumage.

  • Hooded Warbler, male.

    Hooded Warbler, male.

  • Worm-eating Warbler.

    Worm-eating Warbler.

  • Western Tanager, immature male.

    Western Tanager, immature male.

  • Chestnut-sided Warbler, male.

    Chestnut-sided Warbler, male.

  • Female Painted Bunting.

    Female Painted Bunting.

  • Red-eyed Vireo.

    Red-eyed Vireo.

  • Magnolia Warbler.

    Magnolia Warbler.

  • Male Scarlet Tanager.

    Male Scarlet Tanager.

  • White-throated Sparrow.

    White-throated Sparrow.

  • Adult male Baltimore Oriole, a target bird for me this year.

    Adult male Baltimore Oriole, a target bird for me this year.

  • Black-throated Green Warbler.

    Black-throated Green Warbler.

  • Immature male Indigo Bunting.

    Immature male Indigo Bunting.

  • Female Summer Tanager.

    Female Summer Tanager.

  • Northern Parula, male.

    Northern Parula, male.

  • Male Indigo Bunting.

    Male Indigo Bunting.

  • Summer Tanager.

    Summer Tanager.

  • Nashville Warbler.

    Nashville Warbler.

  • Common Yellowthroat.

    Common Yellowthroat.

  • Female Orchard Oriole.

    Female Orchard Oriole.

  • Ovenbird.

    Ovenbird.

  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

  • An Acadian Flycatcher has a mealworm.

    An Acadian Flycatcher has a mealworm.

  • Scarlet Tanager.

    Scarlet Tanager.

  • Male Baltimore Oriole.

    Male Baltimore Oriole.

  • Red-breasted Nuthatch.

    Red-breasted Nuthatch.

  • male Summer Tanager.

    male Summer Tanager.

  • Blue-winged Warbler.

    Blue-winged Warbler.

  • Indigo Bunting.

    Indigo Bunting.

  • Juvenile male Hooded Warbler.

    Juvenile male Hooded Warbler.

  • White-eyed Vireo.

    White-eyed Vireo.

  • Male Western Tanager.

    Male Western Tanager.

  • Summer Tanager, first spring male.

    Summer Tanager, first spring male.

  • Adult female Eastern Summer Tanager.

    Adult female Eastern Summer Tanager.

  • Scarlet Tanager.

    Scarlet Tanager.

  • This rat snake roamed the area in front of the photo blind calmly until a rabbit walked within 4 feet of it, drawing this reaction.

    This rat snake roamed the area in front of the photo blind calmly until a rabbit walked within 4 feet of it, drawing this reaction.

  • The bold rabbit that violated the Rat Snake's comfort zone. It lingered close until the snake made a warning strike.

    The bold rabbit that violated the Rat Snake's comfort zone. It lingered close until the snake made a warning strike.

  • Mississippi Kite in a tree near the photo Blind.

    Mississippi Kite in a tree near the photo Blind.

  • First Summer male Orchard Oriole.

    First Summer male Orchard Oriole.

  • Baltimore Oriole.

    Baltimore Oriole.

  • Tennessee Warbler on a Bottlebrush bloom.

    Tennessee Warbler on a Bottlebrush bloom.

  • Male Summer Tanager in transition.

    Male Summer Tanager in transition.

  • Immature Hooded Warbler.

    Immature Hooded Warbler.

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    Female Summer Tanager.
    Northern Parula, male.
    Male Indigo Bunting.