March 22, 2026, proved to be another good day for photography with broken clouds and a temperature in the mid-40s. I had a good afternoon of enjoying the birdlife in the yard. No matter how long I’ve been birding ((35+ years) I always seem to learn something new. But for this day I’m just going to display some of the photos I took.

The bird of the day was this Orange-crowned warbler that made a quick trip through the yard, earning it the title of “First Migrating Warbler of the Season”. I actually have no way to identify it as a migrant, but it was quite apparent that it wasn’t the same bird that was frequenting my feeders all winter. It never came anywhere near ground level and I was lucky to get any photo.

This White-crowned sparrow would seem to be a first year bird morphing into adult plumage.

This Song sparrow wasn’t happy about having to share its perch with a House sparrow just out of the picture.

Perhaps the rarest bird for my yard was this Pacific wren, always difficult to photograph because of its rapid movements and penchant for staying in the bushes.

For contrast, this is the Bewick’s wren that has shown an interest in one of my bird houses.

I’m still getting visits from Golden-crowned kinglets although the frequency of their visits have declined.

And finally, a visit from a frequent visitor, a female Anna’s hummingbird. Fortunately for me she was intent on bathing but was being harassed by a female Rufous hummingbird, which gave me ample opportunities for photographs.

Seen enough hummingbird photos? I have more!