By August 31, 2021, our juvenile Western tanagers and Black-headed grosbeaks had apparently left the area and left me with an overwhelming population of House sparrows. It’s gotten so bad that I’ve temporarily stopped feeding birds and hope they return to whoever facilitated their propagation!

I went out in the yard late in the afternoon, with only about an hour of light left for photography. We hadn’t had any warblers in several days so I wasn’t optimistic that I would see any this afternoon. However, shortly after settling down I spied a female Wilson’s warbler in the yard but it never got in a position where I could get any good photos of it.

Over the next hour I had two Orange-crowned warbler visits, but neither provided an opportunity for any photographs. Finally, just before I had to give up due too lack of light, I had a final Orange-crowned warbler visit. This time the warbler came down to the area of the watercourse and I was able to obtain a couple of good photos.