Spring and fall bird migration are times I think I'd like to watch the birds all day. That would get boring however, because it seems to me that there are 2 or 3 periods of frantic bird activity during the day and long periods of none. This fall has been very busy with robins and more chipping sparrows than I've ever seen before. Of course, most birders are excited by seeing warblers and I am also! So far this fall I've seen Wilson's Warbler like the one above and a couple of bay breasted warblers like this one to the right.
A black and white warbler . . .
Ruby crowned kinglets (above) aren't warblers but usually arrive at the same time. Nashville warblers have stopped . . .
Yesterday and today there were a lot of yellow rumped warblers and some orange crowned warblers (below).
An American Redstart stopped by yesterday and yellow warblers are always a hit!
If this page looks kind of 'out of sorts' , IT IS! This is my first attempt at using smaller photos (because the photos aren't the best) and arranging them differently on the page. I will try to improve but no promises.
The clouds and wind are subsiding now but earlier today was pretty unpleasant. I used that time to go to Fleet Farm and purchase peanuts, peanut butter suet and squirrel & critter feed. Since my neighbor to the north feeds black oil sunflower seed and nyger, and my neighbor to the south feeds a Songbird mix, I've decided to feed peanuts and concentrate on the birds that stay all year around. I'm catering to the chickadees, nuthatches and woodpeckers this winter. Of course I will put out the heated birdbath.
Hopefully, more and different warblers will pass through and the sparrows and thrushes will come after that. The discussion on limitations will just have to wait.
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