October birds are ready for Halloween

For this month’s Draw-a-Bird Day, our artists submitted birds that are orange and/or black, a theme chosen by Anne Shields as appropriate for October, Halloween month. Three Wednesday Studio watercolorists chose coincidentally painted blackburnian warblers.

Tom Eichenberger: American Robin. Acrylic.

Lynne Mallonee Schlimm: Blackburnian Warbler. Watercolor.

Tara Hamilton: Blackburnian Warbler. Watercolor.

Kay Elsasser: Blackburnian Warbler. Watercolor pencil.

Martha Larkin: Baltimore Oriole. Acrylic.

Judith Davis: American Oystercatcher. Photography.

Judith Davis: American Oystercatcher. Photography.

Jim Eichenberger: Oystercatcher Family. Watercolor and tempera.

Linda Eichenberger: Barnacle Goose. Photography. [At Nymphenburg Palace, Munich.]

Barb Zimmer: American Redstart. Watercolor.

Anne Shields: Ruddy Turnstone. Pastel.

Susan Burdick: Bullock’s Oriole—BOO. Digital colored pencil (Adobe Fresco on iPad Pro).

Marian Wiseman: Eastern Towhee. Watercolor. [Every April we have an Eastern Towhee in our garden for a few days; the female is brown where the male is black.]

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4 comments on “October birds are ready for Halloween”

Anonymous
October 9, 2025

love these. Keep up the good work. Judith Davis

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Anonymous
October 9, 2025

Once again, I am so impressed by all the different birds on display. And it’s fun to see work by new artists! Congratulations to all.
Ellen Cornett

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Lisa or Li
October 9, 2025

So many pretty birds with orange. They brighten the season.

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kayelsasser
October 10, 2025

Stunning.Sent from my iPad

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This entry was posted on October 9, 2025 by wisemarian in Birds, Draw-a-bird day and tagged Anne Shields, Barb Zimmer, Jim Eichenberger, Judith Davis, Kay Elsasser, Linda Eichenberger, Lynne Mallonee Schlimm, Marian Wiseman, Martha Larkin, Susan Burdick, Tara Hamilton, Tom Eichenberger.

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