The cold front shift here yesterday where I live along the south shore of Lake Ontario rewarded me with two rare migrating species visiting my yard for the first time. I have seen and photographed both, each twice in past years, but many miles away from home. Here are my best portraits of them to share.

Jonathan

Red-eyed Vireo





Scarlet Tanager

Great pics. The Scarlet Tanager is beautiful

Excellent shots of the "black-wing redbird"...

Thank you for the photos Johnathan,my wife and I have recently been enjoying a pair of Cardinals and a pair of rose breasted grossbeaks at our feeder.we also have eastern bluebirds nesting in one of our bluebird houses.

Nice!

Great pics

excellent as always Jonathan

I have seen one Scarlet Tanager in my lifetime maybe 20 years ago.
I've only once seen a Blue Bunting, which is an gorgeous bird.

So what is the slang word for RED Knot then ? Doubt that Jonathan has a picture of one for comparison.( double pun)
We really have to be careful when looking at Red Knots and hoping they are a wavy ward Curlew Sandpiper, but sooner that later you are rewarded.

Just like the rewards of seeing new postings of Jonathan's captures.

It would be neat to see birds like that here

very nice thank you for posting

Amazing shots. Very nice.

Thank you for the kind words and comments.

This rare visitor showed in my yard yesterday on the tail end of a cold front the day before. It was feeding high in my box elder tree, then zipped down and landed on my brush pile just long enough to get this portrait.

Jonathan

Nashville Warbler

Awesome sho TXs Jonathan

Lovely shots, Jonathan . You would really do justice to the Western Tanagers here as well.

So those would be called....Redheaded yellow big canary birds then.!!!! Sharon ?

My mistake was made in hast on the ID for that look-a-like warbler species. It is NOT a Northern Parula Warbler. Title of photo was corrected.

Much thanks goes to our in resident expert, Northof50 who sent me a pm noting my bird has no white wing bars. It is a Nashville Warbler.

Kindest regards, NT50.

Jonathan

It is so much easier with one in the hand; rather than two in the bush.

Jonathan you make birding photography look easy. It's all in the song.....with my birding records......that's why I call that bird...."a country & western singer " from Nashville.

This "Country/Western Singer" showed up in my yard at mid-afternoon yesterday, and just happened to be camera take frame #66!

Jonathan

Very nice . Always look forward to seeing your photos .

Thats right, N50 !

Jonathan, what happened to #66's beak ?? He lost it somehow



Theres been a black headed Grosbeak at my feeder . They are so uncommon, gorgeous colours and song to match. I can imagine the amazing shots you would take of those too.