I spent a couple of hours at this site this morning since I had not been there for a while.� There were a lot of the common October migrants, in particular American Robin, Northern Flicker and Yellow-rumped Warbler which made finding the wheat from the chaff rather difficult, so to speak.� As far as neotropical migrants were concerned I found singles of Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warble and Scarlet Tanager.� I had in total around 30 Pine Siskins pass overhead along with 5 Purple Finch.� Along the bay there was not a lot of activity but a Royal Tern went past, which was a bit of a surprise.� Possibly the best bird was one I had to leave unidentified, a Grey-cheeked Thrush type which had some good characters for Bicknell's, in the small patch of woodland at the entrance gate.� Unfortunately it only gave brief views and then disappeared.
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Good birding,
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Clive Harris
Cabin John MD
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