Point Counts

I've resumed doing bird point counts for the fall migration season. This time I'm doing Market Lake rather than Mud Lake. Fall offers a few more challenges than spring. Birds aren't singing, the foliage is thicker, and the weather so far has been much hotter. Anyway, I didn't find any rarities today, but it was enjoyable still. I had an Olive-sided Flycatcher, a Townsend's Warbler, my first Wilson's Warbler of the fall, and several Lazuli Buntings. One highlight was being harassed for ten minutes straight by a Swainson's Hawk that had a nest nearby.



Swainson's Hawk, Market Lake WMA, ID 2006