It's been a decent day, weather wise but it's begining to smear up with a bit of mixed precipitation predicted to arrive here just after supper.
Our recent flocks of GOLDFINCHES & SNOWBUNTINGS were much in evidence this morning. Around noon I watched nearly all of the finches depart, headed north, against the wind, more or less towards Lubec, Maine & Campobello, New Brunswick.
Shortly after that I saw what I believe was all of the buntings headed along the same route.
A flock of some 3 dozen CROWS passed over the island, also following along the other bird's route, presumably coming from the south-central coast of Maine.
JUNCOS & SONG SPARROWS continue to dominate in numbers, with a good representation of WHITE THROATED SPARROWS, at least 2 CHIPPING SPARROWS and a single TREE SPARROW. 23 Juncos and 6 Fox Sparrows feeding on the patio right now.
FOX SPARROWS jumped dramatically today with an estimated 3 dozen presently on the island.
ROBINS continue strong with an up-tick today to at least 15.
GRACKLES are static at 3, while RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS jumped today to over a dozen, mainly females and young males.
No sign of PURPLE FINCHES but a handsome EVENING GROSBEAK popped in about 2 hours ago.
While most of the Goldfinches have left, the few remaining are being bullied by an augmented group of 10+ PINE SISKINS that hog the oilseed feeder.
There's steady movement of gulls around the island and local waters, with maybe 20 GREAT BLACK BACKED GULLS & a like number of HERRING GULLS sitting out the afternoon on adjacent Gull Rock. That number is growing as evening roosting approaches
GANNETS & KITTIWAKES have also been present throughout the day.
Bird-Of-The-Day is the first SNOWY OWL of the season. It's a shy one. It flushed when it saw me at over 300 yards.
Our recent flocks of GOLDFINCHES & SNOWBUNTINGS were much in evidence this morning. Around noon I watched nearly all of the finches depart, headed north, against the wind, more or less towards Lubec, Maine & Campobello, New Brunswick.
Shortly after that I saw what I believe was all of the buntings headed along the same route.
A flock of some 3 dozen CROWS passed over the island, also following along the other bird's route, presumably coming from the south-central coast of Maine.
JUNCOS & SONG SPARROWS continue to dominate in numbers, with a good representation of WHITE THROATED SPARROWS, at least 2 CHIPPING SPARROWS and a single TREE SPARROW. 23 Juncos and 6 Fox Sparrows feeding on the patio right now.
FOX SPARROWS jumped dramatically today with an estimated 3 dozen presently on the island.
ROBINS continue strong with an up-tick today to at least 15.
GRACKLES are static at 3, while RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS jumped today to over a dozen, mainly females and young males.
No sign of PURPLE FINCHES but a handsome EVENING GROSBEAK popped in about 2 hours ago.
While most of the Goldfinches have left, the few remaining are being bullied by an augmented group of 10+ PINE SISKINS that hog the oilseed feeder.
There's steady movement of gulls around the island and local waters, with maybe 20 GREAT BLACK BACKED GULLS & a like number of HERRING GULLS sitting out the afternoon on adjacent Gull Rock. That number is growing as evening roosting approaches
GANNETS & KITTIWAKES have also been present throughout the day.
Bird-Of-The-Day is the first SNOWY OWL of the season. It's a shy one. It flushed when it saw me at over 300 yards.
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