• 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.

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

Starling Murmuration                                   Source: Donald Macauley/Flickr Creative Commons

• Fall migration peaks for warblers and others.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

• Peak Blue-winged Teal migration.

Blue Winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal Range Map                                                                           Source: Cornell

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

American Robin

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

Aster

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

Immature American Goldfinch                                                                    Source: Anonymous

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

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

Junco

White Throated Sparrow