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Palm Warbler


Northern Cardinal

Birds of Harbour Island, Bahamas

One doesn't go to Harbour Island in the Bahamas for birding. We went to avoid the cold, celebrate a birthday, walk along a stunning pink sand beach, listen to the gently rolling waves, and gaze into the turquoise ocean under a blue sky. However, just before we left, we discovered that our destination, the Pink Sands Hotel, is a bird sanctuary recognized by the Audubon Society. The hotel actually doesn't market itself as a birder's choice, does not go out of its way to attract birds, and no staff seemed overly knowledgeable about  the birds. However, there are a good number of trees on the landscaped grounds, and we saw many warblers. The quantity wasn't great, but there were a wide variety of bird species. We even saw a Cape May warbler, a bird that has eluded us in Cape May.

Prairie Warbler


Cape May Warbler


Yellow throated Warbler



Northern Parula


Palm Warbler


American Redstart (Female)


Ovenbird


Bahama Woodstar


Female Painted Bunting


We also saw a black and white warbler, a black throated blue warbler, a yellow rumped warbler,  some catbirds and a few tropical mockingbirds but didn't photograph them all.

Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler from Garret Mountain

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We were pleased to see this palm warbler fly to a tree right next to us. What a beautiful bird.

Florida Warblers

Northern Parula


Ovenbird


Pine Warbler


Yellow Throated Warbler

Ft. Lauderdale Birds

Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

Palm warbler

Piscataway Birds

 

Palm Warbler  (previously misidentified as a yellow warbler)

Song Sparrow 

We took an afternoon walk and found these birds in the field behind the park.