A Change in the Weather!

Without winds from the north to help them move along, warblers have been circling the 'hood, fattening up to be ready for the next frontal push. That front came through overnight, with 2.37" of rain here. The following warblers have been seen in differing groups of 8 or 9 nearly every day.

9-16-21 American Redstart 9-15-21 American Redstart and Magnolia Warbler

American Redstarts and Magnolia Warblers

9-15-21 Ovenbird

9-19-21 Bay-breasted Warbler

Ovenbirds and Bay-breasted Warblers

9-19-21 Chestnut-sided Warbler 9-19-21 Black-throated Green Warbler

Chestnut-sided and Black-throated Green Warblers

9-17-21 Black-and-white Warbler 9-19-21 Tennessee Warbler 9-17-21 Nashville Warbler

Black-and-white, Tennessee and Nashville Warblers.

9-17-21 Black-and-white Warbler

They are all looking for food in the form of caterpillars and other small insects. Oops! Missed one!

9-20-21 Blackburnian Warbler

The second Blackburnian Warbler of fall was seen just yesterday. To add to the mix, there have been new arrivals!

9-18-21 Red-breasted Nuthatch 9-18-21 Red-breasted Nuthatch 9-18-21 Red-breasted Nuthatch 9-18-21 Red-breasted Nuthatch

A female Red-breasted Nuthatch came in to the Bubbler, becoming Bubbler Bird #87 for the year. She had quite a reach to get a drink, but did this repeatedly. What Olympian strength in those tiny legs! 

9-19-21 Red-breasted Nuthatch 9-19-21 Red-breasted Nuthatch 9-19-21 Red-breasted Nuthatch

A beautiful male has been coming in, there may actually be two males. We are hoping this irruptive species will be around this winter.

9-17-21 Wilson's Warbler, immature 9-17-21 Wilson's Warbler, immature 9-17-21 Wilson's Warbler, immature

An immature Wilson's Warbler came in on Friday, 9/17/21. It explored every inch of the bubbler area, cementing this location into its genetic code to pass along to its offspring.The longer they stay, the more information they gather. It's always amazing to watch a young bird when it does this.

9-19-21 FOS Northern Parula 9-19-21 FOS Northern Parula

Our FOS Northern Parula came in on Sunday, 9/19/21. It was hesitant to get in, the flock had started a splash-fest! 

9-19-21 Tennessee Warbler, Ovenbird and Chestnut-sided Warbler 9-19-21 Chestnut-sided, House Finch, Ovenbird, Tennessee and Black-and-white Warblers 9-19-21 House Finch, Tennessee Warblers, and Bay-breasted Warblers 9-19-21 Tennessee and Bay-breasted Warblers

It was a good time for them and for me, too. Here is my checklist for that 35 minutes:  https://ebird.org/checklist/S94910559

To view all the photos since the last post, begin here:  Birds since 9/14/21

Enjoy this change in the weather! 

The Autumn Equinox is tomorrow, 9-22-21 at 2:21 p.m. CDT here in St. Louis.