Do you have a moment or signal each year when you know fall migration has begun? Yesterday evening, I had mine: the Nighthawks were out. Common Nighthawks are a mainly nocturnal bird that, for most of the summer, we can only locate by call. However, for a very brief window in late August, the Night…

When the small birds begin to move through the bush along the Red River. I saw a grey Catbird yesterday, and a whole bunch of little jobs that never sat still. So I think it’s now underway. My signal that the northern migration is starting is the presence of Junco’s. They also signal the end of fall…

@ursus_arctos That’s an interesting story about the darners and nighthawks. Even if hard to document, such is still an observation as well as an experience. After all, a photo is not required for an iNat observation. The audio calls or a sketch could be used in place of a photo. @mamestraconfigu…

Yes, they don’t stick around all winter up here! I don’t know how far south they go - perhaps just to a place where they have a food source. It’s kind of neat how each area seems to have its own ‘normal’.

When sparrows return to New Mexico. Yes, we have breeding populations of Black-throated and towhees and Chipping and juncos in the mountains, but the number of Chipping/Brewer’s/Clay-colored/Lincoln’s/White-crowned that start moving through and making noise are a true sign of fall. Interestingly, ou…

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