One sign of the fall migration came on Oct. 13 when Lowcountryoutdoors.com noticed that the hummingbirds were now gone. The feeders were not being tended as they had every day since arriving on April 7, and the hummers are no doubt heading south. Lots of woodpeckers to report like the pileated, red-headed, red-bellied, hairy woodpeckers and even a northern flicker - all found dining on black gum tree fruit or red berries on magnolias and dogwood trees. Also spotted: brown thrasher, cardinal, dove, yellow-billed cuckoo, bluebird, canadian geese, tufted titmouse, mockingbird, chuck will's widow, blue jay, red-tailed hawk, barn swallows and carolina wrens. Looking forward to neotropical migrants that visit each November, and of course the arrival of waterfowl.
To view the July-August '09 birding blog entry click here.
PhotoByJeffDennis: Too bad the 'Lord God' bird cannot be counted in my bird observations since the Ivory-billed woodpecker is supposedly extinct
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