Bluebird weather finally broke today with migration at Stoney Point, through the light rain showers, of thousands of birds, on a stong southwest wind. From 9:30 am to 11:00 flocks of robins (50 - 200 birds each) were constantly in the sky accompanied by smaller numbers of Rusty Blackbirds, grackles, Blue Jays (a few), flickers (a few), goldfinches, and Cedar Waxwings (hundred). Countless smaller birds included Yellow-rumped Warblers and juncos. Only 8 Gray Jay were seen, these close to the ground in contrast to the flocks of birds overhead. Raptors included sharp-shins, merlin, kestrels, Bald Eagles and one immature goshawk. Stoney Point is in the Town of Duluth, not the City.
Interestingly, this passerine diurnal migation was not witnessed inland at Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve although they did have a good flight of Sharp-shins and other raptors. Jan and John Green
