{"id":8127,"date":"2025-05-11T01:15:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T01:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=8127"},"modified":"2025-05-28T23:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T23:09:55","slug":"spring-migration-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=8127","title":{"rendered":"SPRING MIGRATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong> A few oddities from the start of this year&#8217;s Spring bird migration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I was fortunate to spend some time with a cooperative Pileated Woodpecker.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-TREE-1-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-TREE-1-2-835x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-TREE-1-2-835x1024.jpg 835w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-TREE-1-2-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-TREE-1-2-768x942.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-TREE-1-2-1253x1536.jpg 1253w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-TREE-1-2-1670x2048.jpg 1670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>PILEATED WOODPECKER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Their prehistoric appearance makes it easy to believe the modern theory that birds are the descendants of the dinosaurs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-1-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-1-3-1024x967.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-1-3-1024x967.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-1-3-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-1-3-768x725.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-1-3-1536x1451.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pileated-1-3-2048x1934.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>PILEATED WOODPECKER IN FLIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-FULL-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"926\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-FULL-1-926x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-FULL-1-926x1024.jpg 926w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-FULL-1-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-FULL-1-768x849.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-FULL-1-1389x1536.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-FULL-1-1852x2048.jpg 1852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>MALE CAPE MAY WARBLER DINES ON A MOSQUITO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-1-2-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-1-2-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-1-2-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-1-2-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-1-2-1536x1160.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MALE-CAPE-MAY-1-2.jpg 1869w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/turkey-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/turkey-1-1024x917.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/turkey-1-1024x917.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/turkey-1-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/turkey-1-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/turkey-1-1536x1375.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/turkey-1-2048x1833.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>WILD TURKEY IN FULL DISPLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Baltimore-Oriole-1-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Baltimore-Oriole-1-3-1024x835.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Baltimore-Oriole-1-3-1024x835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Baltimore-Oriole-1-3-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Baltimore-Oriole-1-3-768x626.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Baltimore-Oriole-1-3-1536x1253.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Baltimore-Oriole-1-3-2048x1670.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>BALTIMORE ORIOLE LAUNCHES IN APPLE BLOSSOMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/indigo-bunting-1-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/indigo-bunting-1-2-1024x828.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/indigo-bunting-1-2-1024x828.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/indigo-bunting-1-2-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/indigo-bunting-1-2-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/indigo-bunting-1-2-1536x1242.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/indigo-bunting-1-2-2048x1655.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>INDIGO BUNTING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few oddities from the start of this year&#8217;s Spring bird migration. 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