Migration - the Next Phase
Published: October 30, 2019
Tags: Migration, swainson's thrush, common raven, black-throated blue warbler, red-eyed vireo, yellow-bellied sapsucker, ruby-crowned kinglet, gray-cheeked thrush, wilson's snipe, merlin, brown creeper, eastern towhee, cackling goose, northern shoveler, snow goose, american pipit, magnolia warbler
The last few weeks brought in a few more groups of migrants - numbers of kinglets, different thrushes, later warblers, raptors are on the move, and now geese and ducks are beginning to re-enter the region. It's a big time of change and a rewarding time to be out looking!
 A Swainson's Thrush at Woodlawn  Three Common Ravens at Woodlawn Beach. I'm seeing more Common Ravens these days - I think they must move around in fall and spring. It's something I'll have to look into.  Female Black-throated Blue Warbler with a berry.  A Red-eyed Vireo. This species nests here in WNY but will be leaving for his wintering grounds soon.  A rather "ratty" looking young Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  Ruby-crowned Kinglet  Gray-cheeked Thrush  Several Wilson's Snipe were in a farm field near Beaver Meadow  A Merlin on a windy day down at Sturgeon Point  Brown Creepers are coming through too  An Eastern Towhee taking advantage of some wild grapes  A couple of Cackling Geese in Wyoming County were a nice surprise  A pair of Northern Shovelers in Langford  A zoomed-in view of two Snow Geese (one white and one blue) amidst a large flock of hundreds of Canada Geese  An American Pipit in a farm field  A very late Magnolia Warbler seems reluctant to leave WNY
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