MISSBIRDERS,
Today my sister an I birded Hurricane Landing, Sardis Lake, for a few
hours early this morning. It was cool, no wind and pretty birdy. The
usual couple of Ring-billed Gulls were present with a single Herring
Gull and about 40 A White Pelicans came soaring in from the north.
Warblers were also similar to the past. Lots of N Parula, Black-throated
Green, Magnolia and A Redtarts were feeding way out at the point in the
coffee bean weed and cedar elm. There was a single young male
Rose-breasted Grosbeak feeding on some berries. It was void of
Gnatcatchers and vireos! We heard and saw a FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet
foraging in a Cypress. One Red-breasted Nuthatch called in a distant tree.
Back home there was also a young Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my feeder
(photo attached). Migration is picking up and hopefully the north wind
is gone for a while.
Gene Knight
Oxford, MS
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1st fall male.JPG
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