American White Pelicans Gathering Spot by Debra Martz
As the Pelicans begin to arrive at the lake each fall, this point seems to be one of their favorite gathering places. Great Blue Herons like this point year-round but there's no room this time as two fly on past.
End of the dam of the Great Salt Plains Lake/State Park in northern #Oklahoma

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Another fun #fallmigration visitor yesterday, a non-breeding Redwinged Blackbird. I love this look on them. There was more than one, maybe they stick around for a couple of days. #birds #birdsofMastodon #Ostdrossel

The Robin fall bathing championships have started, and there is a lot of competition at even the smallest waterhole. I love watching them, they are so competitive! #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #birdwatching #fallmigration #Ostdrossel

The bathing quandaries of a Hermit Thrush... A lovely #fallmigration visitor. Too bad that the lens was splashed but thankfully he was aware and jumped right in front I love these cinnamony cuties! I only see them very rarely. #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #nature #birdwatching #Ostdrossel
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Wilson’s Warbler. These cuties are common Texas migrants in the fall and one of my favorites to see. Fun fact: there are 46 species of warblers that regularly occur in Texas during migrations. #birding #birds #BirdsOfTexas #warblers #FallMigration

A fun visitor arrived yesterday, a lone Robin. Today, I also saw one lone Grackle. Maybe there will be some fall migration sightings in this backyard after all. It is a weird fall, it is colder but the trees are not there yet, they are still all green! Calendars are still on the hold (except for desk ones) but I hope to get them all out by the end of the week.⁠
#birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofMichigan #birdsofnorthamerica #fallmigration #birdwatching #Ostdrossel⁠

This lovely northern harrier was on its way to its wintering grounds. Safe travels, dear friend!

"Stopover" teableau for 10/10/23

#SilentSunday southbound Sandhill Cranes, kettling upwards in a spiral on a thermal. (nb they weren't actually silent) #nevadacountyca #fallmigration #birdphotography

OK, just for fun, let's do reverse chronological order. It sometimes happens that the last #borb you see is the most special. Well, that's very subjective, but that's what happened today.

At the end of the afternoon, after spending some time with some super expert birders on a raptor watch at Belvedere Castle, I strolled along the south path of the Turtle Pond and found, much to my surprise, a #Blackburnian #Warbler.

We've had so much rain and storming that I didn't put the photo cams out, but the Birdsy cams are all rolling. This was earlier today, #Orioles are on the move but I am getting a nice and steady stream. They don't like to share! #birds #birdsofMastodon #pureMichigan #fallmigration #birdwatching #nature #Ostdrossel

Thinking back to this year's Fall migration. These Sandhill cranes really made the perfect silhouettes as they passed over me. Such graceful birds!

The photo was taken at the Poplar Bluffs Conservation area south of Saskatoon on the South Saskatchewan River.

Hiding in plain sight. #greateryellowlegs #camo #fallmigration #birdphotos #wildlifephotography

My introductory post: a feathered friend from 6 weeks ago. Hello, Mastodon!
Mr. October.
#americankestrel #falcon #hawk #raptor #birdofprey #bird #migratorybirds #snowbird #overwintering #birdphotography #birder #wildlife #birdinginflorida #nature #naturephotography #fallmigration #Florida

Thanks for taking me in! Always excited to learn more about how to make MSP a better place. Let me know about any interesting events or bird sightings.
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A northern parula (Setophaga americana) checking between leaves for any insects in the North Woods of Central Park.