U.S. & Canada Birding Forecast
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Buff-breasts, Red-breasteds, and Purples
posted by Paul Lehman | 10:52 AM
Greetings from the Bering Sea, where highlights the past week include North America's second Willow Warbler here at Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, North America's fourth Marsh Sandpiper at Adak Island in the central Aleutian Islands, and the re-finding of the Brown Hawk Owl (first North American record) at St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs.
Several species are appearing in better-than-average numbers in parts of the Lower 48 as of late:
Buff-breasted Sandpipers, a very rare to casual fall migrant in the West, is making a relatively good showing along the Pacific Coast this year, and with also one bird inland in AZ.
Red-breasted Nuthatches have been on the move in parts of the East for many weeks now, with increasing numbers in many regions, and with odd birds having turned up well outside the nesting range already starting back in July.
Purple Finches are in unusually large numbers already in coastal Maine, so be on the lookout for this species to possibly occur in large numbers in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic this autumn.
--Paul Lehman
Several species are appearing in better-than-average numbers in parts of the Lower 48 as of late:
Buff-breasted Sandpipers, a very rare to casual fall migrant in the West, is making a relatively good showing along the Pacific Coast this year, and with also one bird inland in AZ.
Red-breasted Nuthatches have been on the move in parts of the East for many weeks now, with increasing numbers in many regions, and with odd birds having turned up well outside the nesting range already starting back in July.
Purple Finches are in unusually large numbers already in coastal Maine, so be on the lookout for this species to possibly occur in large numbers in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic this autumn.
--Paul Lehman
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