Here in Etna late summer birds included imm mourning warbler, the 61st song sparrow banded and an immature black billed cuckoo. Nice one... Chris Rimmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Some may not want to hear this, but signs of the changing season are upon us. Today's cooler temperatures and northerly air flow brought an early autumn feel, and birds at Campbell Flats reflected it. A couple of mixed warbler flocks and small foraging groups of fruit eaters may have included some actual migrants. Most remarkable was the concentration of Indigo Buntings. I conservatively counted 23 individuals around the periphery of the corn field, at least 2/3 of them in the corn itself; 4-5 birds were singing full songs. What is it about this species and corn?? I also had a prolonged view of an immature Mourning Warbler at close range. As usual, the hot spot of activity was in the northwest corner of the corn field, along the mowed path that separates it from the river to west and woods to north. Selected highlights: Canada Goose 33 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6 Willow Flycatcher 2 calling Warbling Vireo 1 singing Red-eyed Vireo 2 1 singing Common Raven 3 Barn Swallow 8 House Wren 2 Eastern Bluebird 2 Veery 2 calling Gray Catbird 12 Brown Thrasher 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Mourning Warbler 1 immature, excellent looks at close range Common Yellowthroat 9 American Redstart 1 Yellow Warbler 4 2 singing Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 19 White-throated Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 3 singing Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6 Indigo Bunting 23 4-5 singing; total count is conservative; many birds in corn and difficult to count Purple Finch 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S24517702 -- Chris Rimmer Vermont Center for Ecostudies P.O. Box 420 Norwich, VT 05055 802-649-1431 ext. 1 www.vtecostudies.org **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html **************************************************************** **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************