September 2025

In early fall, Cape May Warblers passed through my backyard on their journey south. For a few days I was able to stand in my backyard and watch them flit through the pine-brush and honeysuckle leaves in search of berries and insects for the remainder of their trip.

It was a fascinating, adrenaline-filled time as I tried to capture these beautiful, colorful, travelers before they continued on their journey.

In the humid heat, the Cape May Warbler shifted along the branch, feeding on the gnats in the thick air

As i was photographing the Cape May Warblers, I did not even realize that I had captured a photo of a Tennessee Warbler and a very rare glimpse of a Blue-headed Vireo. Also migrating south at the time

Tenneessee Warbler

Blue-headed Vireo

These Cape May Warblers and other passing birds were a brief but welcome encounter - one stop along a much longer migration.