When I opened the front door at 5:00 AM, I was astonished at the 90+% humidity and a temperature in the 70s. That’s not the early October weather I’m used to having. It was foggy and cloudy as well, but the weatherman promised it would be dry, so I headed off to Terrapin Nature Area.
I can’t recall a more barren birding day. There was no shortage of overflying Blue Jays, and the Robins were plentiful, but even the usual suspects were limited. After wasting two hours with virtually nothing to even look at, I decamped to Greenbury Point with not much better results.

Several Flickers were active at Terrapin.

This Blue Jay was in one of the many small flocks flying South.

This Red Bellied Woodpecker was the last photo I took before leaving the park.

I’m thinking about making this Deer Skull into a hood ornament.

You can almost always find a Palm Warbler at Greenbury Point.