The first wave of migrants was much in evidence at Alum Lake, but less so at nearby Highbanks MetroPark (and neighboring Shale Hollow).  I stopped early at New Galena , but couldn't go over to the beach area due to the early goose-hunting season.  There were several small flocks of migrants feeding around the point at the boat launch at New Galena, but the Coyote Trail at Highbanks had no such clusters.  Shale Hollow had an employee using a leaf blower in the main area, driving off visitors as well as leaves, so I couldn't find much there.  Notables for the morning included:

Broad-winged Hawk - an adult at New Galena continues a string of late summer/early Fall records for this spot.
Ruby-thr.Hummingbirds - defending jewelweed patches at both New Galena and Highbanks in several places.
Red-headed Woodpecker - an adult was flycatching around the point at New Galena
Flycatchers - Pewees still widespread, but also had a late E.Kingbird at New Galena
Vireos - New Galena had 5 Warbling, 3 Red-eyed and a singing White-eyed.  Highbanks had 3Red-eyed and a White-eyed.
Thrushes - 2 Swainson's were deep in the berrybushes at both sites.
Mimids - Catbirds were common at every stop, and a Brown Thrasher was in the thickets at New Galena
Cedar Waxwings - several small flocks were working fruit bushes at New Galena
Warblers - New Galena had 8 species, with Redstarts (6+) and Magnolia (4) the most common.  The rest of the list included Nashville, Tennessee, Chesnut-sided, Blackpoll, Black&White, and Ovenbird.  Highbanks, perversely, only had 5-6 Tennessees.
Oriole - a single Baltimore was still at New Galena.

butterflies - although the noise made birding difficult at Shale Hollow, the prairie plantings in the upland field there have attracted 4-5 Cloudless Sulphurs.  These big beauties were all over the senna-planted areas, easily seen & photographed, so this looks to be a very good spot for this species this month.

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