After two weeks of research in Mexico, and a two week trip to visit family in Utah, I’m finally back in the yard. My OldBird mic isn’t working, so I’m terrified of how much I’m missing going over right now and of how much I’ve missed during the first month of fall migration.
This morning I had to drag myself out to the yard at 6:45am. Things were slow, but a few birds are moving–Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Redstart, and Baltimore Oriole were migrants. After an hour and 45 minutes I ended up with 21 species (eBird checklist here).
Frightening how quickly so many birds move through–most birds are seen for mere seconds. Easy to miss them. Hate to think about it!
