Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magee Marsh, OH

Yesterday I named my 4 favorite Warblers, and my memory is such, and so many warblers vie for honor in that list, that if I named them again right now without looking back at yesterday’s post, I might get at least one wrong…or, not “wrong” exactly…it would just be that another warbler might be ascendant at that moment. American Redstart? Black and White? Prothonotary? You see the problem? Just too many great warblers to pick from. The Chestnut-sided, though among the most common warblers in North America, would likely make the list every day. It is such a vivid warbler, and so present…feeding just above eye level, at least during migration…and, here at Magee Marsh and the Biggest Week in American Birding, often within 10 feet of eager birders. I could not even use the full reach of the zoom on my camera for this specimen. It bounced almost within arms reach, oblivious to the half dozen photographers blasting away at it. And that is the wonder of Magee Marsh during migration. 🙂

Nikon P900 at about 1600mm equivalent. 1/320th @ ISO 400 @ f6.3. Processed in Topaz Denoise and Lightroom. Full frame…uncropped.