September saw the exit of most of the summer residents like Yellow-Crowned Night Herons, Red-Winged Blackbirds, Fish Crows, Tree Swallows and Barn Swallows, and welcomed those heading south for fall migration.
Below, a Northern Flicker relaxes with an American Robin.
![Flicker and Robin](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4497/37633572370_80d2f80872_b.jpg)
This stunning little Prairie Warbler was surprisingly hard to see in the dense foliage despite its bright bumblebee coloring.
![Prairie warbler](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4444/23670245518_6cdee4f3f1_b.jpg)
An Eastern Wood Pewee feasted on bountiful insects.
![Eastern wood pe-wee](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4481/37114950103_58470717c5_b.jpg)
It was interesting to see the day-glo yellow American Goldfinches fade to a more subdued yellow, then to a dull olive color. Although harder to spot in their fall plumage, they made their presence known with their cheerful calls.
![Goldfinch](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4476/37688390712_f569bfe780_b.jpg)
Northern Parulas were often seen eating tiny insects in the trees and bushes.
![Parula](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4504/24036942268_5567abd604_b.jpg)
A Parula demonstrates some impressive acrobatics by grabbing food off a branch while hanging upside-down by its feet.
![Parula acrobatics](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4498/24036943528_4642c2bbb8_b.jpg)
One of my favorites, the Golden-Crowned Kinglet:
![Golden-crowned kinglet](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4454/24036460858_2f9ece4dc3_b.jpg)
Palm Warblers were abundant on the island and could be found almost everywhere on the ground and in trees.
![Palm Warbler](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4473/37051988843_caf7e03fb2_b.jpg)
A Yellow Warbler:
![Yellow warbler](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4477/24036461518_25a81885ce_b.jpg)
Northern Cardinals are year-round residents, but there seemed to be a few who were just passing through.
![Cardinal](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4460/23868705768_a6c280a3f1_b.jpg)
I was excited to see some immature White-Crowned Sparrows.
![Immature white-crowned sparrow](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4474/24036941568_a5e8c0009b_b.jpg)
![Immature white-crowned sparrow](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4510/37841059376_070a2f593a_b.jpg)
A Savannah Sparrow:
![Savannah sparrow](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4505/37890426281_caeb428b17_b.jpg)
Swainson's Thrush:
![Swainsons thrush](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4451/37890425661_7456278fe5_b.jpg)
This Black-Throated Blue Warbler dined on insects and/or larvae in cobwebs in window frames of one of the old Coast Guard buildings.
![Black-throated blue warbler](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4453/37627021260_84b7ab14b9_b.jpg)
A Winter Wren on the porch of a house at Nolan Park:
![Winter wren](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4475/23632800748_2b289db64c_b.jpg)
Buttermilk Channel, which separates the island from Redhook, Brooklyn, served as a fishing ground for this Belted Kingfisher.
![Belted kingfisher](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4448/37012537824_2dfa818b41_b.jpg)
More fall migration birds to come...
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