Tis’ the season for Short-eared Owls at Montrose. This morning I kicked one up out of the western panne in the dunes. The bird flew out over the lake and circled around a few times before I walked away and lost sight of it. This is typical Short-eared Owl behavior at Montrose, and sometimes they come back and sometimes they don’t.<\/p>\n
Migration is really winding down, especially passerine migration, but I did have a few other birds, including:<\/p>\n
Great Black-backed Gull – 1 second cycle type
\nSanderling – 2
\nRuby-crowned Kinglet – 1
\nGolden-crowned Kinglet – 1
\nHermit Thrush – ~10
\nYellow-rumped Warbler – 1
\nPalm Warbler – 1
\nWinter Wren – 2
\nAmerican Pipit – 1
\nSwamp Sparrow – 1
\nWhite-crowned Sparrow – 1
\nSavannah Sparrow – 1
\nPine Siskin – ~40
\nLapland Longspur – 2
\nRusty Blackbird – 1<\/p>\n
That’s about everything. In another couple of weeks there will be even less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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