Flying High in the Morning

The Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon festival started the day with balloons flying over Foley. I got up early to…

Great Crested Flycatcher on DI

Driving away from the Dauphin Island Airport, I spotted this Great Crested Flycatcher sitting on the bush. I took the…

This is probably the 4th time in 30 years that I have spotted a Black and White Warbler in my…

Once again at the bird paradise yard in Foley. I’m still trying to get Orioles in my yard without any…

This is only the second male Yellow-rumped Warblers I’ve seen with summer plumage. I have a lot of them in…

It isn’t often that I see a male American Goldfinch on my feeder. I mainly see females or juveniles. The…

It is always a treat when I see a Rose-breasted Grosbeak in my back yard. So far, I’ve only seen…

The Loggerhead Shrike is a gray bird with a black mask and white flashes in the black wings. The gray…

Adult males are black above and rich reddish-chestnut below. They have a black head and throat, with a reddish-chestnut patch…

Red-eyed Vireos are olive-green above and clean white below with a strong head pattern: a gray crown and white eyebrow…