The last week has produced a few new species for me for the month, which now stands at 132 (which is one of my lowest totals for October in several years). I have continued to concentrate on warblers so I'm sure I have missed some species I would otherwise have tracked down for the month. The weather has been fairly cooperative with mostly sunny conditions through most of the last week with steadily increasing temperatures (with cool to cold mornings every day). Migration conditions were overall conducive for birds to move and loads of stuff moved through. Sparrows, raptors and other late season migrants continue to show in good numbers and waterfowl is slowly continuing to increase in diversity. Purple Finches have also arrived with multiple individuals heard at most every stop for the past week. The weather looks to remain sunny and warm for a couple more days before more seasonable temps arrive.
Our boy Wilson had to have another surgery on Saturday to remove a few masses before they became too problematic for him. We anxiously await the results to see if we are dealing with more cancer. He is slowly recovering and hopefully he will be back to his old self soon.
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