I've continued to make occasional trips out into the woods during heavy foliage, humidity, and bug season. Near some deep woods railroad tracks I found a Pileated Woodpecker. You can tell this is a male by the fully red crown and red malar on the side of the face. It is also probably a juvenile because the eye appears dark as opposed to a yellowish eye in an adult male.This photo is not as clear but I liked the fact that you can see its tongue poking out.
Just down the road I found that the Yellow-breasted Chat returned to the same place once again and was singing from the top of a tower where the power lines are.
I don't get out birding as much in the heat of the summer but birds don't mind the heat or bugs at all. It's a positive on their list!
