Swainson’s Migration
This was October 8 2022 over Westcave preserve.

This was October 8 2022 over Westcave preserve.

Spotted towhee, numerous Lincoln, white crown, white throated and chippys at the dacha still today. White eye and yellow throat vireos showed up about a week ago. Summer Tanager first seen on Friday. No sign of great crest fly yet.
Suggest we keep an eye on the birdcast website over the next few nights and during the rest of fall migration.
Smithsonian National Zoo Website
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.
Night of September 21 looks like a doosie!!! I think I’ll go birding the morning of the 22nd.
I had a great time at Granger Lake yesterday, sitting solo by the swim area watching migration go by!! No gulls at the swim area, but good numbers flying by and at 2 poorly accessible roosts.