Fall Migration

[E Norman]

Morning bird walk along the Delaware river near Riegelsville PA. Sw large #'s of Swallows with Chimney swifts and other Passerines moving south following the river. 40 to 50 birds/minute! then a thunderstorm hit and they all went to ground. Hope to see more as the weather clears.

Ed Norman

[AndyB]

thanks for the post - haven't done much birding this fall except for shorebirding - things usually pick up here mid to late Sept so we'll soon see larger numbers of migrants at the usual migrant traps

[b4quin]

Local paper indicates next week starts the fall hawk migration. I understand detail can be found at smrr.net (Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research).

Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons are returning to this area. Saw 2 Black Crowned Night Herons last night.

Looking forward to interesting week, after tropical storm Ike gets past us.

Bill Quinlan, a very amateur back yard birder