- 198. Clay-colored Sparrow
- 199. Common Gallinule
- 200. Canada Warbler
- 201. Green Heron
- 202. Horned Lark
- 203. American Kestrel
- 204. Lincoln's Sparrow
Summer is definitely slower in terms of new species and, eventually, bird activity in general. I really noticed this year when the dawn chorus stopped, effectively signalling the end of breeding season for 2022.
However, August brings with it the beginning of fall migration (yes, really; as soon as nesting finishes some birds are already on their way south, so it starts much earlier than most would think and stretches out over a far longer time period than spring migration does). And fall also tends to be better around here for shorebirds since water levels are typically lower in late summer, providing better foraging habitat along shorelines. So while I've been kind of taking a break from birds the last little while, I expect that the coming months will tempt me back out again.
