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Posted by Toe on 21:41:24 09/19/13
Looks like the north wind overnight and clear skies sent most birds south, as I suspected. Between a brief stop at the east side of Matheson in the morning, and then a pretty extensive effort on the west side in the afternoon, all I could find were 10 species of warblers in small numbers, some red-eyed vireos, and gnatcatchers. I ve definitely had much better days during this time of year in years past! I don t recall a fall migration with the numbers as small as what we are seeing now.
The list for 40 min in the morning and 1.5 hours in the afternoon:
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 20
Parula 2
Black-throated Blue 1
Yellow-throated 1
Prairie 2
Black-and-white 2
Redstart 1
Worm-eating 1
Swainson s 1
Ovenbird 8
Common Yellowthroat 3
22 total warblers in over 2 hours of birding covering a large area of hammock, oak grove, and brush. To think I've seen as many species with four times as many individuals in just one tree! My bird for today is Common Grackle (ugh).
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