Loons gone from all four lakes visited. Large flock of red-breasted nuthatches in camp, very active. Soaring bald eagles throughout the trip. Also noted one single song by a solo white-throated sparrow. Otherwise no birdsong. Low pressure system moving through; was very quiet. Stopped at hawk ridge but weather system was not favorable that day. Broad-wings, sharp-shinned and turkey v's. Also a kestrel flying so fast I couldn't ID but the person from Audubon could! Cormorants on the move a little further south.
What a difference a few weeks makes. I was on Long Island Lake the first two weeks of September, and had a lot of loons. There were a mom loon with two almost fully grown youngsters every day in the morning and evening. Thanks.
It was a pretty strong storm system while I was camped - stormy rain, windy conditions, then a temp drop from 50's to 20's during a partial clearing. No doubt this stifled some activity, but the woods were very silent. I was grateful for the visiting red-breasted nuthatch flock. They were feisty with one another. Lots of beeping and buzzing. :) I wondered if it was remnant fledgling behavior still chasing after the adults.
I know what you mean about the silence of the backyard, but it really does give one a sense of life's patterns, and it surely makes the arrival of spring all the more precious and wonderful.
Older thread, but as I was reading I noted the dates. We were in the BW in late Sept. and yes, noted the decreased bird activity, but did have a pair of Crossbills sit at our fire pit and they appeared to be rubbing their bills on the firepit rocks I assume in attempt to sharpen them or just some regular maintenance. They were very unafraid of us and we watched them up close quite a while.
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