While we await the spectacle of fall migration, where thousands if not millions of birds will pass through our area on their way back south to their winter homes, I find myself pleasantly surprised to see there are still a lot of photos that I never managed to process and post from spring migration, and while things have slowed down during the summer breeding season, it might not hurt to look at these birds.They won’t look entirely the same as they did in the spring, but we will still be glad to see them.

These are photos I took in Riverside on May 5, starting with a Yellow-rumped Warbler by the Hofmann Tower parking lot.

I hadn’t gotten very far before I saw the Canada Goose that likes to stand on the wall and then, a female House Sparrow doing a little dance.

Then after I crossed the street and the bridge at Joliet Avenue, I saw a female Baltimore Oriole near the beginning of the paved trail.

Then I encountered a friendly Chestnut-sided Warbler. This is the same individual at the top of the post.

There was a Palm Warbler.

And another female Baltimore Oriole.

A White-crowned Sparrow was close to the trail.

I found a couple perched Tree Swallows. I haven’t seen many of these birds this summer.

White-crowned Sparrows must have been everywhere.

I saw a Great Blue Heron that day. I have expected to see this bird all summer long, but they have been noticeably absent lately.

In Riverside Lawn, I found a Hermit Thrush.

I got a look at a Northern Waterthrush.

Briefly, I saw a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Then, a Blue-winged Warbler appeared, a warbler I don’t see very often. The distance between me and the bird made it difficult to get good photos.

I found a White-throated Sparrow. I didn’t see a lot of these guys this year, but sometimes they can show up in good numbers.

Here’s a Blue-Gray Gnat-catcher. There are several still here for the summer, but they are much harder to see now.

And I caught a glimpse at a Black-and-White Warbler.

There were several other birds and my list totaled 45 species that day. I was going to add pirctures from the present at the end of this post, but I think this is enough for the moment. I will return with a more timely post soon. Until then, one more look at the Chestnut-sided Warbler.