I got up very early this morning to head up to Montezuma, but barely made it
out of my driveway, as hundreds of thrushes were descending from nocturnal
migration. I counted about 200 "thrush" calls in 15 minutes starting at 6:10 AM
-- more than half were SWAINSON'S THRUSH, also many ROSE-BREASTE
I was at my garden plot digging some vegetables and also trying to get a good
picture of Goldfinch.
I found a House Wren in my plot. Several Savannahs sparrows, many young Song
sparrows, a Field Sparrow, a Common Yellowthroat, a Indigo Bunting, a
Sharp-shinned Hawk attacking a Red-tailed hawk s
Hi all,
I birded around Sapsucker Woods today (9/19) from 2 to 4 pm. I came across
two flocks of warblers, moving very fast and high in the trees. The first was
on the Wilson trail (lots of mosquitoes!) , and the second was at the east end
of the Woodleton boardwalk. I did not identify as man
It's now 8:30pm. There's an even more convincing radar view from Buffalo NY:http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=6&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=BUF&type=N0R&showstorms=0&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&map.x=400&map.y=240&scale=1.000¢erx=400¢ery=240&sh
It's a little before 8pm. I was checking the predicted weather and noticed light northwest winds, and no precipitation overnight. Good night for migration I thought. I checked the radar: http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=6&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&
I found an unexpectedly rich variety of bird species, including many
highlights and a few surprises, in Sapsucker Woods on Sunday morning.
* At the start of my walk, a strange loose flock of birds around the
overgrown pool right next to the service driveway and the Lab building.
This group inc
