Last week's bird, a Blackpoll Warbler, makes one of the most amazing journeys of all the members of the family. Most of the population nests in the Boreal forests of Western Canada and Alaska, then migrates first to the Canadian Maritimes and New England, followed by a 3,000 mile leap across the Atlantic to Venezuela and Brazil. Their journey north takes them across the Gulf of Mexico, then overland back to the breeding grounds. Fort DeSoto Park, near St. Petersburg, Florida, can be a great place during spring migration, the Blackpoll was photographed in one of the famous Mulberry trees that, if the timing is right, will be full of berries and a great place to find warblers, buntings, orioles, and others.

For this week, a challenging species I'd photographed a few years ago during the winter in Florida. They should be nearing their breeding grounds in Alaska by now and looking very different from what you see here. Good luck and great birding!