Birds of late, late

White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

American Robin Turdus migratorius
(juvenile)

Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus

Woodchuck/Groundhog/Siffleur Marmota monax

Catching up, innit.

NDG, September 15

-Hot and summery, feeling like 30+ degrees

-Black flies were out in full force, silently tearing chunks from my scalp

-The Song Sparrow nursery has cleared out, but I stumbled across quite a few juvenile American Robins bumbling around in a dark woods

-Seasonal movement: 6+ Northern Flickers and 8+ White-throated Sparrows

-12 species in an hour

-No warblers

Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca

Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea

Wilson’s Warbler Cardellina pusilla

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis

NDG, September 8

-Plenty of warblers peeping through the treetops, but the stout wind and backlit overcast made finding and identifying them tricky

-Five warbler species (low single-digit numbers of Magnolia, Cape May, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, and Wilson’s Warbler)

-16 species in 2 hours

-12 degrees and blustery

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus

Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina

NDG, September 1

-Pretty quiet on the first of September, with 9 species in 90 minutes

-Two ‘sparrow nurseries’ were encountered (Song and Chipping Sparrow)

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice

NDG, August 27

-12 species in an hour

-A migrating Eastern Wood-Pewee was notable

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolour

Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens

Nyawk, August 24-25

Awesome to watch a platoon of Common Nighthawks overhead at dusk on the 24th. They circled and fluttered overhead for five minutes before melting away to the south. A small patch of woods in the hills of Saugerties held a bounty of species that are uncommon in the Montreal area, such as Carolina Wren, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Wood Thrush (and the aforementioned Common Nighthawk).