Montrose was very lively this morning, October 19, with lots of White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, both kinglets, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Hermit Thrushes around. Here’s a partial list of what Karen and I saw:<\/p>\n
Black-bellied Plover – 2
\nDunlin – 2
\nSanderling – 2
\nMerlin – 1
\nChimney Swift – 6
\nWhite-eyed Vireo – 1 immature (gray eyes)
\nWinter Wren – ~5
\nBrown Creeper – 4
\nGray Catbird – 1
\nAmerican Pipit – 1
\nLapland Longspur – 4, in the dunes
\nSnow Bunting – 4, also in the dunes
\nTennessee Warbler – 1
\nNashville Warbler – 1
\nOrange-crowned Warbler – ~8
\nNorthern Parula – 1
\nBlack-throated Blue Warbler – 1 male
\nBlack-throated Green Warbler – 1
\nPalm Warbler – ~6
\nBlackpoll Warbler – 1
\nAmerican Redstart – 1
\nCommon Yellowthroat – 1
\nChipping Sparrow – 1
\nGrasshopper Sparrow – 1
\nLincoln’s Sparrow – 2
\nFox Sparrow – ~6
\nHarris’s Sparrow – 1 immature
\nRusty Blackbird – 2
\nPurple Finch – 2
\nPine Siskin – 2<\/p>\n
The White-eyed Vireo was probably the best bird of the day, and I don’t think I’ve seen one at Montrose in the fall before. I first saw it in the willows in the dunes and later in the peripheral plantings and again near the Magic Hedge. I’m assuming this was the same individual that was just moving around a lot.<\/p>\n
The Harris’s Sparrow was at the east end of the native planting area, not far from the tower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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