Sheesh! It was foggy this morning in Estabrook Park. How foggy, you ask? Well, foggy enough to bejewel this spider web beside the soccer fields with dew drops. Sure, the picture would be a whole lot prettier with the sun shining on it, but how do you expect the sun to shine through a blanket of fog that thick?
As luck would have it, I saw my first bay-breasted warbler of the year in this fog, and this is as good as I can clean up the image. My picture from a year ago came out a little better.
On a mild morning like this, you can bet the toads were singing in the river again, and they are getting bolder. This guy just kept on going as I stood five feet away to take his portrait.
And with this goal in mind, who can blame him, right?
By the time I reached the north end beside the river, the fog had mostly lifted, and this black-throated blue warbler, technically my second of the year, gave me another chance for a fog-free photo.
By the time I was heading back south, the toads had begun to quiet down, and that let me concentrate on spotting our first veery of the year.
I stayed beside the river as I continued south towards home, in hopes of stumbling across another warbler feeding frenzy, and it didn’t take me long to do just that. Better yet, this one contained our first blackpoll warbler of the year.
Finally, your blossoms of the day are these delicate wild geraniums, which are starting to open throughout the park.
The forecast for tomorrow morning calls for even more fog, but if the parade of new faces continues as it did this morning, who can complain?
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 
Andy – you never cease to make me laugh – those toad pictures are priceless!! 😀 These past few days have been amazing with all the warblers coming through – enjoy – woohoo!!
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