More distinctive songs

It was another gorgeous morning here in The Nutmeg State, so I couldn’t help but take one last look around.

As has been the norm out here, I heard this bird long before I saw it. The pictures are nothing to write home about, to be sure, because it had found itself a nice high perch, and the clear sky is still pretty white with smoke from that wild fire in Alberta, but you can just make out the namesake blue wings of a blue-winged warbler.

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This indigo bunting was even higher and farther away, but I could still hear its call all the way across the field.

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I’ve been hearing this chipping sparrow all week, but it was oddly quiet when I spotted it this morning.

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Finally, here’s a house wren doing what house wren’s do.

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It’s been a great visit, but the next stop should be Estabrook Park, so keep your fingers crossed.

Published by Andrew Dressel

Theoretical and Applied Bicycle Mechanic, and now, apparently, Amateur Naturalist. In any case, my day job is teaching mechanics at UWM.

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