Morning Flight - 14 October 2012

The winds shifted so that today contained a good southerly component, effectively shutting down any sort of northbound flight.  Nonetheless, I nearly achieved one of my season goals today when a Brown Creeper attempted to land on my leg.  It decided better of it and scrambled momentarily to find purchase on my tripod before giving up, turning around completely, and heading back to the safety of legitimate vertical substrates.  Otherwise, today's highlight was a second-straight morning with a nice Eastern Meadowlark (35) flight, including a flock of 19 birds.    

Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3

Northern Flicker - 17

Red-breasted Nuthatch - 17
Brown Creeper - 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 6

American Robin - 52
American Pipit - 5

Northern Parula - 2

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 68

Palm Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 1

warbler sp. - 8

Chipping Sparrow - 1
Eastern Meadowlark - 35
Purple Finch - 1

Total = 219