Birds in North Alabama, Spring Migration, 2014

Cerulean Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 15, 2014

Cerulean Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 15, 2014 / GPS

Cerulean Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 15, 2014 / GPS

Swainson's Warbler

Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, north Alabama May 17, 2014 Canon 6d, Canon 500mm F4 IS lens, 1.4x ii converter ISO 4000, f6.3, 1/160s, shot jpeg, hand held

Swainson's Warbler

Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, north Alabama May 17, 2014 Canon 6d, Canon 500mm F4 IS lens, 1.4x ii converter ISO 4000, f6.3, 1/200s, shot jpeg, hand held

Swainson's Warbler

Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, north Alabama May 17, 2014 Canon 6d, Canon 500mm F4 IS lens, 1.4x ii converter ISO 4000, f6.3, 1/250s, shot jpeg, hand held

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 800, f/8, 1/3200s shot jpeg, handheld sunny conditions

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 800, f/8, 1/3200s shot jpeg, handheld sunny conditions

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 800, f/8, 1/3200s shot jpeg, handheld sunny conditions

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 800, f/8, 1/3200s shot jpeg, handheld sunny conditions

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 800, f/8, 1/3200s shot jpeg, handheld sunny conditions

Dickcissel

Dickcissel Spiza americana Behind Raceway gas station near intersection of I-565 and I-65 in north Alabama. Canon 6d, Canon 500mm F4 IS lens, 1.4x ii converter ISO 2000, f7.1, 1/4000s, shot jpeg, hand held Sun and windy conditions

Dickcissel

Dickcissel Spiza americana Behind Raceway gas station near intersection of I-565 and I-65 in north Alabama. Canon 6d, Canon 500mm F4 IS lens, 1.4x ii converter ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2000s, shot jpeg, hand held Sun and windy conditions

Dickcissel

Dickcissel Spiza americana Behind Raceway gas station near intersection of I-565 and I-65 in north Alabama. Canon 6d, Canon 500mm F4 IS lens, 1.4x ii converter ISO 2000, f7.1, 1/4000s, shot jpeg, hand held Sun and windy conditions

Chestnut-sided Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 30, 2014

Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 3200, f/6.3, 1/1250s April 30, 2014 Storms had recently passed through. shot handheld

Chestnut-sided Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 30, 2014

Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 3200, f/6.3, 1/1000s April 30, 2014 Storms had recently passed through. shot handheld

Chestnut-sided Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 30, 2014

Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 3200, f/6.3, 1/1250s April 30, 2014 Storms had recently passed through. shot handheld

Black-throated Green Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 30, 2014

Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens April 30, 2014 Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500F4 IS lens, 1.4x ii converter ISO 3200, f/7.1, 1/1250s Sunny day following a large cold front Shot jpeg, hand held

Black-throated Green Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 30, 2014

Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens April 30, 2014 Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500F4 IS lens, 1.4x ii converter ISO 3200, f/7.1, 1/2500s Sunny day following a large cold front Shot jpeg, hand held

Black-throated Green Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 30, 2014

Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens April 30, 2014 Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500F4 IS lens, 1.4x ii converter ISO 3200, f/7.1, 1/2000s Sunny day following a large cold front Shot jpeg, hand held

Indigo Bunting / North Alabama / Indian Creek Greenway / May 15, 2014 / GPS

Indigo Bunting / North Alabama / Indian Creek Greenway / May 15, 2014 / GPS

Indigo Bunting / North Alabama / Indian Creek Greenway / May 15, 2014 / GPS

Bobolink / North Alabama / Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station / May 1, 2014 / GPS

Bobolink / North Alabama / Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station / May 1, 2014/ GPS

Bobolink / North Alabama / Winfred Thomas Agricultural Research Station / May 1, 2014 / GPS

Solitary Sandpiper / North Alabama / Point Mallard / May 8, 2014

Solitary Sandpiper / North Alabama / Point Mallard / May 8, 2014

Solitary Sandpiper / North Alabama / Point Mallard / May 8, 2014

Bay-breasted Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 29, 2014

Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama April 29, 2014 Canon 40d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/200 shot handheld Storms had finished passing through earlier in the morning.

Bay-breasted Warbler / North Alabama / Monte Sano Mountain / April 29, 2014

Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama April 29, 2014 Canon 40d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/640 shot handheld Storms had finished passing through earlier in the morning.

Nashville Warbler

Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama April 30, 2014 Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 3200, f/8, 1/1600s Strong thunderstorms passed through the day before shot handheld

Nashville Warbler/ North Alabama / Indian Creek Greenway / April 16, 2014 / GPS

Nashville Warbler/ North Alabama / Indian Creek Greenway / April 16, 2014 / GPS

Blackpoll Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 3200, f/6.3, 1/500s April 30, 2014 Storms had recently passed through. Shot handheld

Blackpoll Warbler on Monte Sano

Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 3200, f/6.3, 1/500s April 30, 2014 Storms had recently passed through. Shot handheld

Blackpoll Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 3200, f/6.3, 1/400s April 30, 2014 Storms had recently passed through. Shot handheld

Prothonotary Warbler / North Alabama / Riverwalk / April 26, 2014

Prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea Canon 40d, shot raw Canon 500 f4 IS lens, Canon 1.4x converter ISO 400, F5.6, 1/320s shot handheld

Prarie Warbler on Monte Sano

Prarie Warbler Setophaga discolor Land Trust on Monte Sano Mountain Huntsville, Alabama April 11, 2014 Canon 40d Canon 500 F4 IS lens Canon 1.4x II converter ISO 400, F5.6, 1/500s

Yellow Warbler / North Alabama / Point Mallard / April 25, 2014

Red-eyed Vireo / North Alabama / Monte Sano / April 30, 2014

Red-eyed Vireo / North Alabama / Monte Sano / April 30, 2014

Red-eyed Vireo / North Alabama / Monte Sano / April 30, 2014

Magnolia Warbler

Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 3200, f/7.1, 1/400s April 30, 2014 Storms had passed through the day before.

Magnolia Warbler

Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 3200, f/7.1, 1/320s April 30, 2014 Storms had passed through the day before.

Magnolia Warbler

Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Monte Sano Mountain, north Alabama Canon 6d, Canon 500 F4 IS lens, 1.4xII converter ISO 3200, f/7.1, 1/320s April 30, 2014 Storms had passed through the day before.

Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Berry Mountain, May 13, 2014 Canon 6d, Canon 500 f4 IS lens, 1.4x II converter ISO 3200, f6.3, 1/80s, shot handheld Sunset conditions