I spent a couple of days last week photographing yellow-rumped warblers. This one was in a campground and I used my car as a photo blind. That strategy doesn’t always work with birds though. The previous day, in a different area, I tried using my car as a photo blind, but the warblers would have nothing to do with it. This male was swooping in to catch an insect on the ground. This color variation of the yellow-rumped warbler is an Aubudon’s, which is more common in the western mountains of the US.

Below, I’ve added a bonus photo in addition to what I posted on Facebook. This is a black-headed grosbeak and they are also arriving into the state now. This one was photographed at a city park in Bozeman, Montana.