More Humming birds 9-9-15

[dmtfish]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Many of our summertime songbirds cross the gulf twice a year and a lot of them don't make it and find the nearest structure to perch. When they leave to cross the gulf they dont know what is in front of them. They wait til dark and try to ride a tailwind across the gulf and hope its smooth sailing. If they are coming from the south and hit a strong north wind you can see them literally fall out of the sky when they reach land because they are so exhausted

Peveto is a great place for birding in April and May for this reason. I think birders call it 'fall out.' I have lots of great pics from peveto earlier this year, tanagers, orioles, warblers, buntings, etc.. Birds you dont typically see except during migration. When i get to my laptop i'll post up some pics. For what it's worth, i am offshore right now and am seeing lots of warblers starting their journey, with the most prevalent being ovenbirds. No teal sightings yet! Usually see big flocks of bluewings late sept, early oct.