With Fall warbler season nearing an end, this week’s Monday’s with Mike Walk was focused on sparrows.  We started our trip at the King’s Bridge Conservation Area in Mills River - one of the best sparrow hotspots in the region. 

On our 6^th Mondays with Mike walk on 10/13 we continued to witness a transition from early fall migrants like warblers and vireos, to our later fall migrants like sparrows, kinglets, and sapsuckers.  This overlap resulted in quite “birdy” conditions as we encountered large mixed flocks principally before 10 AM. 

It was another excellent morning at Jackson Park!  We kicked off the 5^th Mondays with Mike walk at 7:30 with large waves of warblers that continued until 9:00.

This is definitely turning out to be the “Year of the Mourning Warbler”.  We had 2 more on the 9/29 Mondays with Mike walk, with one giving us close-range extended views. 

The third “Mondays with Mike” walk at Jackson Park on 9/22 was one for the record books.  Despite a forecast of limited migration the night before, we found an outstanding 18 warbler species among 55 total species.  And that included an exceptional list of rarities

The second Monday’s with Mike walk at Jackson Park on 9/15 was most successful, with the group tallying 56 species. 

We kicked off the Jackson Park “Mondays with Mike” (Resch) series with an excellent morning of birding featuring 55 species, including 13 warbler species.