Palm Warbler. Cape May Point Lighthouse State Park, Cape May NJ

As I mentioned, warblers of any variety other than Yellow-rumped were very scarce during this year’s Cape May Autumn Bird Festival. On the last morning I was in Cape May, this winter-plumaged Palm Warbler hopped across the trail at Cape May Point Lighthouse State Park and sat long enough in a tuft of daisy like flowers for a few shots…pumping its tail all the time.

Nikon P610 at 1440mm equivalent field of view. 1/200th @ ISO 400 @ f6.5. Processed and cropped slightly in Lightroom.