The Big Sit!

The Big Sit starts on midnight of October 10.  I will be out listening for flight calls at my spot around midnight!  The Big Sit is a great opportunity to look for birds in flight, since many of the birds observed on these counts are flying.  Good luck if you are doing a Sit!  The migration forecast looks good!

Morning Flight 10/3/10

This past Sunday (10/3/10) I counted birds engaging in morning flight over my yard. The flight has definitely shifted away from the warblers and towards the larger migrants.  The following birds were engaging in morning flight behavior:

Canada Goose 45

Osprey 1

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1

Cooper's Hawk 1

Mourning Dove 1

Northern Flicker 2

Blue Jay 310

American Crow 3

American Robin 19

Northern Mockingbird 1

European Starling 16

Cedar Waxwing 34

Yellow-rumped Warbler 2

Blackpoll Warbler 3

Dark-eyed Junco 1

Purple Finch 33

House Finch 7

American Goldfinch 4