The past two days have been the best so far for Monarchs (at least from the McGulpin Point side) and September 3rd proved to be a decent Red-necked Grebe day. Duck movement also was up on the 3rd due to northwest winds yesterday morning.
Here are the totals of migrants counted…
9/2
Canada Goose – 7
Common Loon – 3
Double–crested Cormorant – 137
Bald Eagle – 8 total seen: 1 resident adult, 2 migrating adult, 5 migrating immature.
Ring-billed Gull – 38
Herring Gull – 4
Monarch Butterfly – 90 (many of the recent Monarchs were visible scope only quite a ways West of McGulpin Point)
List via eBird… https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48289966https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48289966
9/3
Canada Goose – 35
Mallard – 4
Lesser Scaup – 4
Hooded Merganser – 3
Common Loon – 8
Red-necked Grebe – 34
Double–crested Cormorant – 152
Osprey – 1
Cooper’s Hawk – 1
Bald Eagle – 3 total seen: 1 resident adult, 1 migrating adult, 1 migrating immature.
Ring-billed Gull – 56
Herring Gull – 5
Monarch Butterfly – 203
List via eBird… https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48290501
