Hi Tweeters,
I had the same observations about birdsong yesterday. At Semiahmoo there
were a tremendous number of singing birds - mostly Golden and White-crowned
sparrows but also many Song Sparrows and others. In my backyard last night,
I also listened to and watched two Fox Sparrows only a foot apart from each
other singing loudly - until one finally ducked away. The songs were not
partial songs like I often hear in August and September, which I believe is
from practicing juveniles. Instead these were clear notes and complete
songs, repeated regularly. I wonder if fall birdsong is used by adults to
claim wintering territory. I recorded quite a few excellent audio clips
which I'll post to eBird.

Twenty minutes ago in Everson (6:10am, a hour before sunrise), a large
number - probably hundreds - of Pine Siskens was heard flying west to east
over my house over the span of about five minutes. I'm not sure what their
migratory status is; they certainly have been frequent this year.
Throughout the summer I've recorded siskens - almost always flying over -
on almost every yard checklist I've submitted on eBird; my guess is that in
past summers they were only recorded about once every three yard checklists.

Stephen Chase
Everson

On Sat, 3 Oct 2020 at 22:49, <whitney.n.k at gmail.com> wrote:


> Hello, Tweeters! We had a wonderful day of birding today. We started at

> Eide Road, arriving a bit after 9 am. We were quite taken with the new

> dike and facilities, especially since we quickly saw Least Sandpiper,

> Western Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Plover, and a

> group of Short-billed Dowitchers. There were more American Pipits than we

> could shake a stick at, a delightful thing. At Wylie Slough we were

> treated to both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, and a large group of

> Long-billed Dowitchers having a continuous conversation with each other.

> We felt like grown-up real Birders when we found and identified two

> Pectoral Sandpipers all by ourselves! As we were leaving, just as we

> remarked about how we think of Wylie Slough as the place to find Black

> Phoebe, I turned my head and there one was! On the log that juts out of

> the water north of the bridge into the parking area! Fir Island brought us

> the first Snow Geese of the season, a fly-over of Cackling Geese, and a

> fascinating but difficult-to-watch Peregrine Falcon on top of a

> still-struggling duck. And the singing! Golden-crowned Sparrows,

> White-crowned Sparrows (Gambeli), and Marsh Wrens at Wylie; Song Sparrows

> and Marsh Wrens at Eide Road, and Brewer's Blackbirds along Fir Island

> Road. I didn't expect so much singing at this point. We are ever grateful

> to live in such an amazing place.

>

> Cheers,

> Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser

> Seattle

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