Birds were aloft on the radar last night, but muggy weather and the lack of wind stifled migratory behavior this morning. Despite these poor conditions, we had a decent flight past Higbee this morning that was very similar in composition to the previous two days but with a touch more diversity. The first-of-season Bay-breasted Warbler joined a Cape May Warbler, a couple each of Blackburnian and Black-throated Blue Warblers, and several Black-throated Green Warblers to boost the usual cadre of warblers.
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| So much detail, so little time to appreciate it in the moment! |
Barn Swallow and Purple Martin numbers have hit the floor now that both species have well and truly peaked, but the trickle of Red-breasted Nuthatches, Bobolink, Baltimore Oriole, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and other migrant songbirds continues.
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| What a stunner! |
Although our first strong September cold front has not yet appeared in the forecast, precipitation and north-east winds later this week (Fri-Sun) will at least provide a welcome relief to these sweltering summer-style temperatures. The easterly component of the winds will likely push birds inland and away from us, but north and cool should provide a fresh influx of birds provided that rain and thunderstorms don’t shut things down. We’ll just have to see how it goes!
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| Gotta appreciate these early migrants before they leave! Although still common we're already past the YEWA peak here. |
As always, you can find the link to the official count on Trektellen here and the complete eBird checklist here.
Bring on Day 37!
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