[texbirds] A few Marathon migration notes.

From: Matthew York <mwayork@xxxxxxxxx>
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:49:42 -0500

Yesterday at Post Park, ~5 miles south of Marathon, there was a smattering
of migrants:  Warbling Vireo, Wilson's Warbler, and a couple of Least
Flycatchers.
The thrust of hummingbird migration "seems" to have slowed down.  However,
I noticed a male Ruby-throated hummingbird at the feeders this morning.
 This is the second one (presumably) so far this Fall migration.  We have
had good turnover of Rufous/Allen's birds thus far.

Olive-sided Flycatcher was seen hawking insects from atop a dead perch near
one of the cottonwood crossings on "Post Road."

It is always interesting out here in the Fall with the movement of
Scissor-tailed Flycatchers through the area.  The majority of them are
young birds. So many sudden short tails.

Any Blue Grosbeaks "seem" to be young birds wandering about.

Bell's Vireo continues is proper habitat, Cassin's Sparrows have grown
mostly silent/gone, though one may come across a bird infrequently and it
is generally not singing.

Several young Red-tailed Hawks have been conspicuously soaring about the
Marathon Basin.

Movement of orioles, particularly Bullock's and Scott's, have been
entertaining.

Otherwise, several yr-round resident species' Hatch Year birds are
wandering about giving some enjoyable observations.

cheers,
Matt York (& Heidi Trudell)
Marathon, Brewster Co.
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[texbirds] A few Marathon migration notes.

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