I was at Carpentter's Woods for three hours this morning, looking for a predicted fallout that didn't really seem to happen. There were a few more warblers than usual, especially a Blackburnian, but no fallout. John who birds the woods almost every day and who knows I'm keeping track of Walkingstick feeders mentioned that he found a number of Red-eyed Vireos feeding today.
I also found one Black-throated Blue and one Veery. So the list is adding up. John mentioned that he guessed he'd seen all the thrushes feeding and I'd guess the same. The only local thrush I can't positively remember are Hermit and Gray-cheeked. But Gray-cheeked are fairly rare here. Hermit seems much more likely, unless it doesn't arrive until after all the berries are gone. Something to pay attention to this fall.
Keeping track of American birds that feed on Devil's Walkingstick. Erroneously dubbed by some as an invasive there are many people in the field who see day after day that it is a very important shrub for birds. This blog tries to document that. The current feeding bird tally is always here. New entries can be added by leaving comments with any of the posts below.
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