I spent a little time birding before church this morning and had a few
warblers: American Redstart, Chestnut-sided, and most notably, a singing
Magnolia. While observing the Magnolia, I noticed that it had a much of its
back was yellow. It wasn't quite a brilliant yellow like the bird's
underparts, but it was clearly yellow, and not a dull yellowish-brown like,
for example, a Common Yellowthroat's back. Has anyone else seen this
coloring on a Magnolia before?
I was also briefly entertained by a hummingbird harassing a Red-eyed Vireo.
The vireo was sitting on a branch jerking his head back and forth in an
amusing attempt to watch the hummingbird, which was flying back and forth
and around the vireo a foot or so away from it.
This morning's checklist:
http://ebird.org/ebird/atlasva/view/checklist/S37036579
Shaphan Shank
Union Springs
