Another lifer today: Hooded Warbler (see pic). An adult male in full dress uniform, what more could a birder ask for? It is in the same genus as Wilson's Warbler (the one with the yarmulka), and is described as "a rare vagrant from the east", a description which I guess fits me too.Apart from this beauty, and an interesting Little Blue Heron (see pic) with a youngster in tow, birding is entering the quiet period: all the migrants have moved through, moreorless, and the residents are nesting.
The reason the Little Blue Heron is interesting is that it is blue, whereas the juveniles are white and look superficially like Snowy Egrets, but check out the beak and the feet (see pic).
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