Canadian Geese flocks forming up and loudly honking over the Great Smoky Mountains early October 2014 and continuing south as part of fall migration.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Hummingbirds Bulk Up For Fall Migration
Preparing for fall migration southward a cold Ruby Throated Hummingbird puts on a lot of weight in early October and guards its nectar feeder in preparation for the long flight from the Great Smoky Mountains to perhaps Mexico or Central America. Freezing temperatures have arrived as of 10/5/14 and a few straggler migrants will continue passing through and feeding voraciously. Feeders will be kept out for a few more weeks just in case a late arrival needs help. Contrary to some beliefs, leaving hummingbird nectar feeders out in the fall does not delay migration, but rather helps those hummers migrating later in the season.
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| A Slender Summer Resident Ruby Throated Hummingbird |
Sunday, April 27, 2014
The last Painted Buntings have left the Backyard and Migrated north for breeding grounds along the Georgia/South Carolina Coast.....
A pair of mature male Painted Buntings at the feeder.
The last Painted Buntings have left the Backyard and heading for breeding grounds along the Georgia/South Carolina Coast this weekend. The first Painted Bunting arrived in early October and as usually they spent almost seven months in the Backyard. Although the first to arrive and last to leave are probably not part of the resident group of 6-8 we had this year, but Buntings passing through on their way south and north. There undoubtedly many birds that use the Backyard as a resting place. The trend of fewer mature males continued this season with only two to three mature males and 5-6 "Greenies" which are females or immature males. The population has been like this for the past three years. These birds are somewhat unique in that they have one of the shortest "migrations" in the bird world. They will travel only 300 miles or so from central Florida to their breeding grounds in coastal Georgia and South Carolina.
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