2021 Fall bird migration - Part 1

Fall bird migration is on the downswing, with most of the northern nesters making their way south for the winter, but there are still a lot of interesting birds passing through the city. Below are a few of our favorites so far this season.

 

Hermit Thrush:

 

Magnolia Warbler:

 

Yellow-Rumped Warbler:

 

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet:

 

This tiny guy was busy catching no-see-ums around a tree.

 

This one showed off his namesake crest.

 

This female Black-Throated Blue Warbler loaded up on yew berries in preparation for her long flight to the Caribbean.

 

This Black-Throated Green Warbler foraged in a holly tree at last light:

 

 

Chipping Sparrow:

 

This Chestnut-Sided Warbler gleaned tiny insects from a sapling:

 

 

This male Common Yellowthroat paused briefly while hunting insects in a hosta plant:

 

 

Black-and-White Warbler:

 

Osprey:

 

This was our first Cooper's Hawk observation of the season, seen at the gates of Green-Wood Cemetery at sunset: