The end of October and beginning of November are times of change and an
opportunity to get out and witness the changing of seasons for oneself.



The Neotropical migrants (represented by most of our warblers, vireos, and
thrushes) are giving way to the short-distance migrants (those wintering in
the continental U.S.). White-throated Sparrow, junco, kinglets, Song
Sparrow, Myrtle Warbler, and Hermit Thrush are dominating the Lake Erie
Marsh Region and shoreline habitats. Waterfowl are becoming the king as
shorebird numbers decline in number and diversity.

Ottawa NWR and Magee Marsh SWA are good places to pick up the remnant
songbirds and welcome the larger more hardy ducks. Still there are
stragglers to look for. Today we had a Common Gallinule at Metzger Marsh; he
won't be happy come the end of the week with snow possibly in the forecast.



Visit the BSBO Bander's Blog for the changing of the songbird guard
http://bsbobirdbander.blogspot.com/ and see the results of the intensive
migration study of BSBO and peaks of your favorites at
http://www.bsbo.org/passerine/fall_passerine_migration_monitoring.htm



If you really love birding and want to be part of the solution then make
time to support the future. Make the effort to show the next generation that
they do have a role and attend the Ohio Young Birders Conference in Columbus
at the Audubon Grange Center on 5 November. See the write up at
http://www.bsbobird.org/

If you can't make the conference, then join the movement. It's time we all
pay forward.







Mark Shieldcastle
Research Director

Black Swamp Bird Observatory

13551 W SR 2

Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449

419-898-4070



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