Beautiful Migrants Headed Your Way!

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Red-eyed Vireo

Prothonotary Warbler

Hooded Warbler

Scarlet Tanager, female

Scarlet Tanager, female

Orchard Oriole, female

Happiness is... a Gumbo Limbo tree loaded with fruits at the Sanibel Lighthouse park if you are hungry migrants such as these. These migrants depend on finding food when they arrive in SW FL after crossing the Gulf of Mexico. The fact that Sanibel's code is to keep native vegetation on its properties insures there will be fruit and insects available for migrants and helps conserve these birds. Think of helping both migrant and resident birds on your property by planting plenty of native trees and shrubs. You will be rewarded with the sight of beautiful avian jewels and the birds will thank you. Soon these migrants will be arriving near you! Enjoy them by keeping your binos handy and getting our The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern Region or Western Region.

Prothonotary Warbler and More Migrants!

Prothonotary Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Here they come! Migrant warblers, vireos, buntings and tanagers flooded into the Sanibel Lighthouse park yesterday all day. These hungry migrants have just crossed the Gulf of Mexico. They land and rapidly search for food. Some of the treats were this Prothonotary Warbler and Black-and-white Warbler. Also seen by us or others were Blue-headed, White-eyed and Yellow-throated Vireos, Summer Tanager, Northern Parula, Worm-eating, Hooded and Prairie Warblers, Indigo Buntings, Yellow-billed Cuckoo. More are to come!

Blackpoll, Prothonotary Warblers.

Blackpoll Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

This Tennessee Warbler was eating fruits.

Prothonotary Warbler

Seen over the last two days at the Sanibel Lighthouse, Sanibel, FL, these migrant warblers had stopped to rest before continuing on their migration journey. Most were seen at the picnic area on the right at the entrance to the parking lot.