Heralds of Spring

Snapshots of the energetic songbirds that captured readers' hearts

- Bernie Stang

I managed to snap a perfectly timed photo of a yellow warbler as it serenaded me with its sweet spring song at Lake Koronis.

A common sound in the spring, the yellow warbler’s song is a musical series of whistles that is often compared to sounding like some version of sweet-sweet-sweet, sweeter-than-sweet.

Spring migration is an exciting time in northern Alabama. Migrating birds, such as this male chestnut-sided warbler, are known to stop at Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve in Huntsville, so the local birders have set up a water feature and a bird blind for photographers and bird-watchers. I love this warbler’s striking colors and patterns. How lucky that he paused long enough for me to snap this portrait. Christopher Baker MADISON, AL.

I usually only get to see one or two Wilson’s warblers a year as they pass through our area during their migration, so I was thrilled to capture this photo of one singing in a balsam fir tree!