Sharing my post from Facebook:
Anyone else spend five hours standing on their septic mound counting birds
today? :) Wow, what a flight. Ended with 2,056 birds of 67 species...without
moving! Most notable were 531 Canada Geese, 57 Red-breasted Nuthatches (really
on the move so far this year), 131 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 900+ unidentified
warblers, and probably the best fall hawk flight I've ever had here in the
shadow of the lake. Tallied 11 raptor species, including a N. Goshawk,
Peregrine Falcon, 5 Ospreys, and 50+ Broad-wings (a far cry from Hawk Ridge's
10K, I know). Other highlights were 79 Cedar Waxwings, 52 Purple Finches, 8
Common Loons, a lingering Cliff Swallow (or was it a Cave? :) ), and my first
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Savannah Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird of the fall.
Full eBird list at https://ebird.org/wi/view/checklist/S48581387
Next big flight? Friday!
Edit... The next big flight is actually ongoing right now - strongest radar
returns of the season out of Duluth as of 9:00pm:
http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/radar/displayRad.php?icao=KDLH&prod=bref1&bkgr=gray&endDate=20180918&endTime=2&duration=0
Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
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