I just returned from my blitz trip to Fort Morgan, Alabama (5 hours away) for the bird banding.

I took 160 pictures which I won't bore you with, but I will post some of the highlights. That is me releasing the bird. Can you tell how much fun I was having?????






























Gayla
Jackson, Mississippi
Canon XSi and S3 IS
Zone 7b; Heat Zone 9 (Ugh)

Hello Gayla,

You lucky duck!!!!!!!!!
I bet you had a fab time...I'm happy for you...

Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5

Lucky you!
And you made a great recording of the day!

Gayla looks like you had a great time at Ft. Morgan. Loved the pictures. Such pretty birds.

Dianne
Southeast Alabama
Heat Zone 8
Sunset Zone 31

I can tell you had a blast! The weird thing is I took a picture of a bird in my yard 2 hours ago and Nancy identified it as a Kentucky warbler. Another bird in your pictures I think is a worm-eating warbler. I just saw my first one at Nancy's this week.

Joan Garvey - Metairie, LA Zone 9

Gayla,Your photos almost have a tropical feel to them with so many beautiful and colorful birds. I can tell you had a wonderful time.

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Great pictures of beautiful birds! I love that one of the Painted Bunting. I have wanted to see that bird for years.

Gayla - There is no question you were having a wonderful time! How lucky you were to see all those different birds. I loved the pictures and tried to see how many I could guess - and am happy I got the worm eating warbler and the painting bunting - so colorful. I also think I saw a blue grosbeak, red crossbill, parubla warbler and a baltimore oriole??? I could be so off the mark but its fun to try - nothing ventured nothing learned. So if you could tell what they are it would be great...Thanks anyway for sharing your experience!

Carol
Milford, CT
Zone 6

From my notes:

They banded warbers, (kentucky, worm eating, prothonotary, hooded, and black and white), tanagers (scarlet and summer), buntings (painted, and indigo), a jillion red-eyed vireos, paurlas, oven bird, blue growbeek, acadian flycatcher, wood thrush and orchard oriole to name a few.

Gayla
Jackson, Mississippi
Canon XSi and S3 IS
Zone 7b; Heat Zone 9 (Ugh)

WOW that is just unbelievable to me. Most of those birds I have never seen before except in pictures!

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Thanks so much Gayla - I guess I'd better study some more..they are all beautiful birds! I would love to see a painted bunting too. ...and learn to spell also.. Parula


Carol
Milford, CT
Zone 6

I wouold love to see a painted bunting also!

Joan Garvey - Metairie, LA Zone 9

Hum, I double posted some pictures which means I left some out.

Experts, chime in if the identification is wrong.
1. Hooded warber
2. Kentucky warbler ?
3. Blue Grosbeak
4 & 5 Blue Indigo
6. Summer tanager - female
7. Worm eating warbler
8. Hooded warbler again
9. Black and white warbler
10. Painted and indigo bunting
11. Northern Parula
12. Scarlet Tanager

Gayla
Jackson, Mississippi
Canon XSi and S3 IS
Zone 7b; Heat Zone 9 (Ugh)

Here's one I failed to post:

Prothonotary warbler.



Gayla
Jackson, Mississippi
Canon XSi and S3 IS
Zone 7b; Heat Zone 9 (Ugh)