It's been another fine morning's birding at Montrose today with the imminent arrival of a cold front, I'm hoping for some falls in the next couple of days.
I made my way out onto the dunes where I managed to see another Nelson's Sparrow and a Swamp Sparrow along with Merlin, American Golden plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe and a flurry of Barn Swallows passing through. There were plenty of Northern Waterthrushes both out on the dunes and in the Magic Hedge area.
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| American Golden Plover resting on the beach after flying around for ages! |
There were a lot of warblers around today - still lots of Palm Warblers, Yellowthroats and American Redstarts but also Magnolia, Blackpoll, Tenessee, Black & White, Parula, Chestnut-sided, Nashville and a lateYellow Warbler. Red-eyed Vireo was new for the day and there were several Flickers including eight in one tree at one point!
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
Brown Thrashers were in evidence along with lots more thrushes - mainly Swainson's but a couple of Slightly larger Grey-cheeked too. A drinking pool in the disabled carpark was manna for getting some good views of these.
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| Grey-cheeked Thrush |
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| Swainson's Thrush |
By the "Water feature" we had good views again of up to three Soras along with numerous other birds including Marsh Wren and Northern Waterthrush.
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| Sora |
To top things off, the Red-headed Woodpecker put in an appearance - always nice to see. Add to that, Hairy Woodpecker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Rose-breasted Grosbeak, it wasn't a bad morning at all!!
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