This is it! Get your binoculars and hit the field! Clam to southerly winds produced the largest movement of birds thus far this fall over the Midwest and Ohio Valley:
Because it's relatively late in warbler migration, I doubt you'll find a lot of diversity. Wisconsin birders should look for Black-throated Green Warblers, Nashville, Tennessee, probably the first Orange-crowned Warblers, and of course, Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Always be prepared for the stragglers, though. Naturally, White-throated and other sparrows should be on the increase soon. Bring on the Zonotrichia!
I could hear it out of my window this morning.
ReplyDeleteI've been watching the radar for a few weeks now and have noticed something. A couple of weeks ago I noticed the large light blue circle and then the arrival of warblers and small birds. The last few days the circle is just as large but a lot darker blue and then the arrival of Robins, Grackles, Red-wings, and Flickers which leads me to believe that the darker the circle the larger the birds. I've also noticed (here in south-central MN) a large number of flyovers of Canada Geese heading south.
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