October
Leaves are changing, beginning to drop and birds have been dropping in!
Here are some of the highlights.
9-23-24 Cooper's hawk with Northern Cardinal
Cooper's Hawks have been making the birds very jittery for weeks, with good reason. It looks like this one took a Northern Cardinal. Everybody's gotta eat!
9-24-24 Rose-breasted Grosbeak female and first fall male
A first fall male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeak pair came to the bubbler on 9-24-24.
9-26-24 Nashville Warbler
Nashville Warblers also arrived the last week of September.
9-26-24 Northern Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush have been regulars through the first of October.
9-29-24 Brown Thrasher
A Brown Thrasher really went for the bubble!
10-3-24 Common Yellowthroat, first fall male
10-3-24 Common Yellowthroat, first fall male
A first fall Common Yellowthroat played hide-and-seek in the Pickerel Weed in the pond while it bathed. It finally came out and perched briefly on Jewelweed for a good look.
10-4-24 Blackburnian Warbler
On 10-4--24, a Blackburnian Warbler was first seen at the pond. Then, it zipped around to the bubbler to bathe.
10-4-24 Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warblers have been the most numerous of the migrants lately.
10-4-24 Tennessee Warbler
Not sure why, but Tennessee Warblers have come in much later than usual for our yard. In 2022, I photographed two in late July, a new record for Missouri. This year? They did not show up until 10-3-24.
10-5-24 American Robin at Winterberry (Ilex verticillata x Red Sprite)
American Robins have been devouring the Winterberries (Ilex verticillata x Red Sprite). Because of the early rains and good pollination this year, these shrubs have produced more berries than usual.
10-5-24 FOS Brown Creeper
Our first of fall Brown Creeper has arrived!
10-5-24 Bay-breasted, Tennessee and Nashville Warblers with chickadee
There have only been a few times that several warbler species have been at the bubbler together. Here is a Bay-breasted, Tennessee and Nashville jumping in to join a chickadee.
10-6-24 Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-thoated Green Warblers have also enjoyed bathing in the stream bed of the large pond.
10-6-24 FOS Hermit Thrush
The first of fall Hermit Thrush arrived on 10-6-24 and showed at the bubbler.
10-6-24 FOS Yellow-rumped Warbler
Another first of fall bird, this Yellow-rumped Warbler found tiny insects yesterday on an American Elm (Ulmus americana).
10-7-24 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10-7-24 FOS Golden-crowned Kinglet
Both kinglets have been documented now for fall, the Ruby-crowned and today, the Golden-crowned.
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