A Very Sparrow Morning - 09 Oct 2020

Hobie woke me up this morning shortly after 4 am. As we cuddled I could hear a Screech Owl calling just outside the window. 

Brownton Abbey, 26340 Higgins Way, Wayne, Michigan, US
Oct 9, 2020 4:00 AM - 4:05 AM
Protocol: Stationary
1 species

Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)  1

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Shortly after sunrise, as Yara and I snuggled on the futon in the sunroom I began to scan the activity under the feeders. Three White-throated Sparrows, a pair of White-crowned Sparrows. A single Swamp Sparrow appeared near the understory. Followed by a pair of Eastern Towhees. 

Three more Swamp Sparrows were illuminated by the rising sun foraging in the tall grass in the field just beyond the hedge row. 

A pair of Eastern Bluebirds on the overhead wires. 

A Purple Finch at the feeder. 

A pair of Tufted Titmice. Another pair of Black-capped Chickadees, and a pair of Dark-eyed Juncos. 

Around 10 am I took the scope outside and plopped myself down at the foot of the deck steps to see if I could digiscope any of the feeder birds. As I sat and watched a steady stream of Blue Jays fly west along the tree line I spotted a Broad-winged Hawk flying right over the hedge row. It tried to land on the wires just above me, but faltered, and kept on flying west. Cool!

I returned to the window just after 9 am to see the Purple Finch on the ground. Nearby a Pine Siskin. All from the comfort of the futon next to the window, and with Yara in my lap. 

A very nice start to the morning. 

Visitation for Mom is this afternoon, so it will be a long day.

Brownton Abbey, 26340 Higgins Way, Wayne, Michigan, US
Oct 9, 2020 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
12 species

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  50
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  2
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  2
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)  1
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  2
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)  2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  3
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  4
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)  2

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