• It's migration month! More birds are in the area now than any other month.

• Very large flocks of thousands of birds, made up of many different species, can be heard flying overhead on quiet nights.

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• Blackbird (grackles, cowbirds and redwings) flocks can number in the thousands.

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• Common Grackle

 

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• Red-Winged BlackBird

 

• Fall migration peaks for warblers and others.

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• Yellow Warbler

 

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• Yellow Rumped Warbler

 

• Peak Blue-winged Teal migration.

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• Blue Winged Teal

 

• Robins are in large flocks, feeding on crab apples.

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• American Robin

 

• Fall flowers such as Asters and Goldenrod are in bloom.

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• Aster

• Juvenile American Goldfinches can be seen and heard harassing adults for food at feeders.

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• American Goldfinch 

• Bats are busy feeding, building fat for hibernation and migration.

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• First juncos and White-throated Sparrows can appear by the end of this month.

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• Junco

 

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• White Throat Sparrow