Waves of life swept north this morning, taking advantage of the strong winds out of the WSW. In 3 hours I saw 594 Canada geese, 8 Snow geese, 12 seagulls, 9 turkey vultures, 4 Red-tailed hawks, 2 Black ducks and 2 sharp shinned hawks.
By early afternoon the wind had shifted to WNW and the migration shut down.
For the next day or two I'll keep a sharp lookout for newly returned passerine species. Lots of songbirds probably moved north on the same weather system. Some will show up at my feeders, others in the woods and fields.
Noreen has reported this morning a Great Blue Heron has moved as far north as the Rt. 142 setbacks, not yet Dummerston - but close!
Avian life forms moving up and down the globe, fueled by brief propitious weather patterns like today's, have a scope and scale and a casual ease that always leave me in awe.
John
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