A Prothonotary and other Canatara Birds on April 25th

A Prothonotary Warbler popped up near me on the east side of Lake Chipican this morning. I also snapped a few distant shots of it looking at its reflection before it dove into the underbrush.

I observed a pair of Blue Jays making a nest. Right after the top photo was taken, the male passed a glob of mud and grasses to the female for accentuating the inside of the nest!

Female Bluebird backlit in the morning sun.

Female Brown-headed Cowbird checking out a nest from last year: I wonder if she is thinking about laying eggs already or just planning for the future! Cowbirds do not build nests. Instead females put all their energy into producing eggs, sometimes more than 3 dozen in a summer. The eggs are laid in the nests of other birds, usually at the expense of at least some of the host's own chicks  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown-headed_Cowbird/overview

White-throated Sparrows tend to stay near the ground, scratching through leaves in search of food. They can be seen in low bushes, in spring when they eat fresh buds. It was kind of this one to pose for me!

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-throated_Sparrow/id