Tuesday dawned calm and misty, with lots of overnight arrivals.
By far, YELLOW RUMPED WARBLERS outnumbered all other species and the majority of the Yellow Rumps were birds of the year.
Scattered among the foraging Butter Butts were occasional GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLETS and a few flycatchers.
A couple of LEAST FLYCATCHERS and a couple WOOD PEEWEES were identified.
One GRACKLE, a handful of juvenile RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS and a couple BROWN HEADED COWBIRDS also arrived.
Three or four sparrows of uncertain species were sighted amid the throngs of SAVANNAH SPARROWS and occasional SWAMP SPARROWS. One of the uncertain birds is was very likely a LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
One MERLIN and a couple PEREGRINES passed through, as well as a small, late afternoon flight of TREE SWALLOWS.
A goodly number of PUFFINS are still feeding young. However, very few fledglings are showing up around the lawns.
Sunday and Monday produced several local HERRING schools and attendant foraging flocks and marine mammals.
Those local food sources should be seen every day, several times a day throughout the summer but they have been sorely missing in recent years, so much so that seeing even one flock every few weeks has been an event of note.
Of course, these local schools are great opportunities for the colonial birds to stuff their offspring while expending minimal energy.
-- By far, YELLOW RUMPED WARBLERS outnumbered all other species and the majority of the Yellow Rumps were birds of the year.
Scattered among the foraging Butter Butts were occasional GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLETS and a few flycatchers.
A couple of LEAST FLYCATCHERS and a couple WOOD PEEWEES were identified.
One GRACKLE, a handful of juvenile RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS and a couple BROWN HEADED COWBIRDS also arrived.
Three or four sparrows of uncertain species were sighted amid the throngs of SAVANNAH SPARROWS and occasional SWAMP SPARROWS. One of the uncertain birds is was very likely a LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
One MERLIN and a couple PEREGRINES passed through, as well as a small, late afternoon flight of TREE SWALLOWS.
A goodly number of PUFFINS are still feeding young. However, very few fledglings are showing up around the lawns.
Sunday and Monday produced several local HERRING schools and attendant foraging flocks and marine mammals.
Those local food sources should be seen every day, several times a day throughout the summer but they have been sorely missing in recent years, so much so that seeing even one flock every few weeks has been an event of note.
Of course, these local schools are great opportunities for the colonial birds to stuff their offspring while expending minimal energy.
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