Nature Happenings in September!
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Hummingbird numbers peak around Labor Day, then start to dwindle; huge numbers along Texas coast.
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Blackbird (grackles, cowbirds and redwings) flocks can number in the thousands.
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Broadwings and other hawks pass through.
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Peak of Blue-winged Teal migration.
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First flickers and kinglets can appear by the end of this month - they love suet.
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Migration month! More birds are in the area now than any other month.
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American Goldfinch juveniles can be seen and heard harassing adults for food at feeders.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglets appear.
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First juncos and White-throated Sparrows can appear by the end of this month.
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Robins are in large flocks, feeding on crab apples.
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Peak migration for Bald Eagle and other raptors.
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House Wrens begin arriving in the southeast in late-September.