There is a nip in the air today.
-- On my way to a meeting this AM, I spotted a big hawk hovering over a grassy field and expected that this was going to be my first Rough-legged Hawk of the season. When I stopped and glassed the bird I was a bit surprised to see the hawk was a Red-tailed Hawk doing a pretty good Roughie imitation.
A couple miles down the road (the Burlock Road in Presque Isle to be exact) I came upon another raptor kiting over a field. This bird didn't let me down..it was a handsome light phase Rough-legged Hawk. Arriving right on schedule by my records. A Northern Cardinal calling from a hedgerow nearby was another good bird for the county.
Post-meeting I stopped for a minute at Trafton Lake in Limestone and found Canada Geese, Hooded and Common Mergansers and couple Ring-necked Ducks. A small flock of divers out in the middle of the lake turned out to be 5 Ruddy Ducks and a couple a Buffleheads. I assumed the lone scoter that was also mid-pond would be the Black Scoter juvie I saw earlier this week, but it turned out to be a juvie White-winged Scoter instead.
With the exception of American Robins, passerines are thinning out quickly. I still have plenty of Dark-eyed Juncos, a couple of White-throats and three Chipping Sparrows remaining in my yard. An American Tree Sparrow finally joined them this AM...a bit tardy it seems.
Good birding
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