Last summer I spotted a tiny gray bird sitting way up in a tree.
I tried to get closer but blackberry brambles along the trail made that impossible.
So I extended my telephoto lens instead and zoomed in on this little guy.
Turns out that the “little guy” was really a girl!
This bird is a female black-throated gray warbler!
This is the first time I’ve ever seen one.
Both, the male and female have black and white markings and pale yellow lore spots.
The males have dark black throats, whereas the females have mostly gray throats.
Black-throated gray warblers live in the western US and have a most beautiful song.
Hopefully these warblers will return this summer.
It would be a real treat to see a male as well.
🙂
in cahoots with muddy boots 
Such a sweet little bird!
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Yes, and it sang too! 🙂
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Ahhhhh!
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Nice shots Sabine. Does it sing?
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Yes Arlene, it has a very beautiful and melodic song! If you go to YouTube and put in the birds name you should be able to listen to it. Thanks for stopping by, Arlene!
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I will do that, thanks.
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She’s a pretty little thing. I love their songs. Thanks Sabine, and have a great weekend!
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Thanks for always reading and commenting, Missy! Have a nice weekend too!
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Very nice shots Sabine and I hopped on Cornell to check out its song … sweet and loud for such a small bird. Good luck with rounding up the male for photos this Summer.
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I’ll need the luck since these tiny birds are easily missed up in a tree! 😉
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Yes, hopefully they don’t get laryngitis so you can find them!
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Such a sweet bird. I went to the Cornell site and listened to their song…….very pleasing! You should put a link of them singing away Sabine.
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I should put up a link, Wayne! You’re right. I had never seen one of these guys before. Do you have them up around Tofino?
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yes,we get the little cuties up here as well.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-throated_Gray_Warbler/overview
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Nice!
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