Fall Migration
Fall migration is in the air! Dickcissels and at least 4 upland sandpipers going over on this morning’s walk.

Fall migration is in the air! Dickcissels and at least 4 upland sandpipers going over on this morning’s walk.

This was October 8 2022 over Westcave preserve.
I set my self the task of trying to catch migrants in front of the moon
Migration !!! Had a few hundred of these guys near La Grange yesterday. Then I stopped by Hornsby about noon and it was almost devoid of shorebird habitat. Water is up and meets the grass, so no “shore”. I did manage to find 3 of the the “big 4”: Least, Killdeer & Spotted.
Love the antics and appeal of the Pygmy Nuthatches!!
Been uppies and dickcissels going over regularly in small numbers this morning at “The Dacha “. Also been hearing the snap of warbler bills in small groups. The ones I got on were yellow warblers. Pretty sure I heard the “ick” call of an oriole, but could not find him. And Dacha bird #137 is…………….what…