As predicted, the winds have been variable overnight and not very conducive for migration so the totals at Morning Flight continue to dwindle. Still, there was a bit of movement- a couple small groups of Bobolinks and the season's first Dickcissel. A couple flocks of Eastern Kingbirds passed by, and a Prairie Warbler briefly paused at the top of a Black Walnut tree before thinking better of it and ducking back into the bushes. The great shorebird habitat continues to draw in various species, and after the count was done, I had a chance to approaching a couple of unknowing juvenile shorebirds- a Lesser Yellowlegs and a Semi-palmated Sandpiper.
63° F
NE @ 5-10 MPH
Clear conditions
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 7
Eastern Kingbird - 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 11
American Robin - 7
Blue-winged Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 6
Black-and-white Warbler - 2
American Redstart - 3
Northern Waterthrush - 4
warbler sp. - 7
Dickcissel - 1
Bobolink - 11
Total: 75
I have literally seen hundreds of sunrises at the dike over the years, each one different from the last. They really don't wear on you!! Come on up and enjoy one with me!
