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Post by happybirder on Oct 15, 2016 12:15:19 GMT -5
We hit the jackpot yesterday with four species of our little friends moving down for the winter...they usually arrive around October 10 so we'd been looking for them.
We saw white crowns and white throats first, then chippies and juncos...we were so happy they arrived here! We get purples later, last year it was early Dec. when they came to spend winter with us.
We've had several drifts of rose-breasted grosbeaks for a few weeks but they are just stopping by on their way south for winter.
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Post by l2b on Oct 15, 2016 18:35:03 GMT -5
We hit the jackpot yesterday with four species of our little friends moving down for the winter...they usually arrive around October 10 so we'd been looking for them.
We saw white crowns and white throats first, then chippies and juncos...we were so happy they arrived here! We get purples later, last year it was early Dec. when they came to spend winter with us.
We've had several drifts of rose-breasted grosbeaks for a few weeks but they are just stopping by on their way south for winter.
Haven't seen any yet, did have an Eastern Phoebe stop by. |
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Post by downylover on Oct 15, 2016 21:11:58 GMT -5
I had a few white throated sparrows show up yesterday. I love them and I'm always happy when they arrive.
I didn't see my catbirds all day today and I went outside several times. They fly right down for their treats this time of year so not seeing them probably means they are on their way south. I knew they were getting ready. They always seem to take bath after bath before they go for the year.
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Post by hazelrunmama on Oct 16, 2016 0:09:36 GMT -5
Yay for sparrow season!  I think I whiffed on Lincoln's sparrows this fall--haven't seen any, yet, and it's getting late. The Fox sparrows are probably on their way to you--they've been here about a week or so. Waiting for the tree sparrows to show up, now... Do the chipping sparrows just migrate through there, happybirder, or do they stick around for nesting season, too? We haven't seen any catbirds for a while now, more's the pity! We really enjoy watching them. |
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Post by happybirder on Oct 16, 2016 18:20:56 GMT -5
The chipping sparrows stay with us fall, winter and spring but it gets too hot for them in summer here so they go north where it is cooler. We don't get a lot of fox sparrows but they are hard to see so we may have more than we think we have.
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Post by hutchgigi on Oct 27, 2016 0:33:15 GMT -5
I also saw white throats hopping along the grass and leaves. The chipping sp i have had for a few weeks. I sure hope the rose breasted stops by on the way north. When we looked at yhe house i saw blue birds and cedsr wax wings. When we csme to inspect again i got to see them. That was March 2014. Have not see any cedars. Maybe bluebirds. Know i have them all winter at the lake happy birding you guys. We expect snow showers in parts of nj for the morning commute. . . I will be home warm in my flannel. Watching my birds. Ginny h
I sm on my phone and csnt figure out how to add a photo.
Will do so from lap top tomorrow.
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I think I whiffed on Lincoln's sparrows this fall--haven't seen any, yet, and it's getting late. The Fox sparrows are probably on their way to you--they've been here about a week or so. Waiting for the tree sparrows to show up, now... Do the chipping sparrows just migrate through there, happybirder, or do they stick around for nesting season, too? 
