warbler migration in mpls

In a half hour of birding, I saw a Turkey Vulture, several Chipping Sparrows, White Throated Sparrows, Yellow Warblers, Black and White Warblers, many Yellow Rumped Warblers, Tennessee Warblers, a Yellow Throated Vireo, and a male American Redstart. Not bad for a lunch break.




This male American Redstart was almost posing for me. It is very difficult to take a photo of a small five inch bird with a small digital camera. This Redstart made it easy to capture his image. He sat perched on a branch long enough for me to take a few photos. Most birds fly away as soon as they see the camera.

Yellow Warbler, photo from Wikipedia

Chipping Sparrow