Smaller, Faster

I’m back. Rather than the larger and slower birds I’ve been featuring recently, today’s post features a couple of smaller, faster birds.

It’s clear that summer is winding down around the pond. The weather has cooled noticeably and my species counts are going up. It’s odd, because for the most part I’m seeing all the same species that I’ve been counting all summer. It’s just that they’re all showing up every day, rather than a small subset showing up from one day to the next.

The counts are also going up because I have started seeing more warblers, migrants and non-migratory. These include a Kentucky Warbler (no picture, sad to say), a number of American Redstarts, the year-round-resident Pine Warblers, and a Magnolia Warbler.