3 New Yard Birds! - 27 Aug 2015

Just watched a flock of 30 Common Nighthawks fly over the house here in Brownstown! Robin and I were out walking the neighborhood this evening when the birds came overhead in droves. Outstanding! BTW, we discovered the wooded trail that goes out back of the Clubhouse, and its gorgeous back there, with mature maples, oaks, and even a few elm trees.

I thought I had the latest yard birds until a flock of Purple Martins roosted on the wires out back, then had a visit from an Eastern Kingbird. They overshadowed the Chimney Swifts flying at eye-level out front...

 

Yard Birds #57 - 59!

Brownton Abbey, 26340 Higgins Way, Wayne, Michigan, US
Aug 27, 2015 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     Yard
4 species

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)  28     flock of 28 (exact count) nighthawks migrated over complex this evening.
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)  6
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)  1
Purple Martin (Progne subis)  8

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