Fall Migration and a First Time Surprise at Boomer Lake

                                                   Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal

                                                                 Solitary Sandpiper

                                                          Solitary Sandpiper, View 2

                                                                       Blue Jay
                                                   

Palm Warbler (Fall Plumage)

    

Palm Warbler, View 2 

                                                               Clay-colored Sparrows

10-05 through 10-17-18

A little more migratory movement was underway during this period and as time progresses, it is getting even better.

The Blue- and Green-winged Teals came through during the cold snap, and the Solitary Sandpiper was waiting for me after the rains ended, which left several low points filled with water, but just enough for the shorebirds to be comfortable with.  I keep looking over those areas, which are still retaining water, but nothing else has come.

Clay-colored Sparrows along with several other LBJ (little brown job) species have infiltrated the lake.  The migrants have been busy devouring fruit and seeds, barely looking up when a shadow is cast.

The big surprise was this beautiful Western Palm Warbler amid the Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and the Clay-colored Sparrows at a tree off by itself with shrubs. I could hear other sparrows, but had been unable to locate them in the area, but the next day was definitely another story.

Stay tuned for more.