I had another great yard birding/photography session Saturday, October 4, 2025. The day began overcast and I was out in the yard by about 11am. I remained in the yard until about 2pm, and shortly after that the sun came out. Had I remained out, my photography would have been degraded. I took 246 photos yesterday, and of those I kept 126. Of those 126 photos, 56 were of Yellow-rumped warblers!  

Yellow-rumped warblers have been migrating through all week. Here are photos of some of them…

This Golden-crowned kinglet stopped by for a bath…

I obtained several good photos of a male Anna’s hummingbird…

As I might have previously mentioned, my madrone trees are full of berries. The largest consumer at this point are House finches, which gnaw at the berries instead of consuming them whole as a lot of other birds do. If you look closely you can see where this male House finch has eaten part of a madrone berry.

I had two special visitors on this day. The first was a female Red-winged blackbird. I usually only get blackbirds during the summer when those at the sewage treatment ponds are feeding young.

The second special visitor was a Pacific wren (formerly known as the Winter wren). This bird is a rare visitor to my yard and very difficult to photograph due to its propensity to remain in thick vegetation and its constant movement. I consider myself very lucky to have obtained photos of the bird! In the second photo you might note that the wren has found a nice-sized spider!