Audubon's – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Immature Yellow-rumped Warbler And Damselfly Prey

By Mia McPherson|October 13th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: Audubon's, Damselfly, first fall, migration, perched, prey, Setophaga coronata, tree, warbler, warblers, Yellow-rumped Warbler|

When I photographed this immature Yellow-rumped Warbler two days ago I couldn't tell what prey it had snagged so I was surprised when I got home and saw that the warbler had snatched a damselfly.

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Audubon’s And Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warblers Perched In The Same Tree

By Mia McPherson|October 11th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: adult, Audubon's, autumn, early morning light, fall, Myrtle, perched, Setophaga coronata, tree, warbler, warblers, Yellow-rumped Warbler|

Here in northern Utah it isn't often that Myrtle and Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warblers are found perched in the same tree but four days ago that is what happened to me.

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Autumn Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler

By Mia McPherson|November 13th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Wood-Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: adult, Audubon's, autumn, Celtis reticulata, desert, fall, hackberry, migration, Netleaf Hackberry, perched, road, Setophaga coronata, split, warbler, warblers, wood-warblers, Yellow-rumped Warbler|

I seem to have missed out on seeing lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers this year during their fall migration, I saw a few back in late September and early October but haven't seen any for some time.

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Stunning Male Yellow-rumped Warbler In Breeding Plumage

By Mia McPherson|April 22nd, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: adult, Audubon's, breeding plumage, foraging, male, perched, Setophaga coronata, spring, warbler, warblers, yellow-rumped, Yellow-rumped Warbler|

My best bird photos yesterday were of a stunning Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) male in breeding plumage that I photographed as he foraged in tree next to the road.

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