Migrants are increasing nicely. The last couple nights had substantial movement and the variety here is much better.
Today hasn't been a particularly good birding day; dense, wet fog until past noon and fairly strong wind all afternoon. As a result, most of the insect hunters stayed down amidst the vegetation.
Nonetheless, I noted a good number of RED EYED VIREOS; several BLACK & WHITE WARBLERS; several LEAST FLYCATCHERS (including one that decided to stay among the flock of sparrows on the patio and take advantage of the insects that the seed eaters were ignoring); a scattering of other warblers including NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, OVENBIRD, AMERICAN REDSTART, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER, BLACK THROATED BLUE & GREEN WARBLERS and numerous birds of uncertain species.
The several BALTIMORE ORIOLES continue with the 1st one scoffing jelly well before sun-up this morning.
The LARK SPARROWS also continue, along with the BLUE GROSBEAK, feeding along with the SAVANNAH SPARROWS on the patio.
A female PURPLE MARTIN put on a show over the island just before sun down. We're lucky to see one a year. This year I've seen Martins both spring and fall.
BIRD(S) OF THE DAY:
An EASTERN KINGBIRD consorting with a juvenile WESTERN KINGBIRD.
Although they squabbled at times, competing for some particular prey, they have stayed loosely together, rarely more than 60 metres apart.
BUT ....... they refused to let me catch the two together in a single photo.
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