Today there was some of the biggest songbird activity that I have seen all
fall in my North Perry yard.  There were huge numbers of warblers and
sparrows seemed to be everywhere.

The day started unusual.  When I went into the yard to fill my feeders,
there was a Virginia rail under the feeders.  It's a first for the yard. It
ended up running off into the woods not to be seen again.   I did not have
time to sit and watch the lake, but when I did there were numerous of flocks
of warblers and other songbirds heading west.  There were a lot in the yard
also.  There was a good variety with the best being orange-crowned,
Connecticut and pine.  In all I had eighteen species today.  One one point
in time this morning there were 500+ chimney swifts in the air around my
house.  From what I saw of the lake, few birds were moving.  There were a
few cormorants and scaup moving.

John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751

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