Early Fall Migrant Birds

I was up at daybreak this morning to look for any early migrating birds passing through.  There were two I saw that probably fit that bill:  a Red-eyed Vireo and a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.

Red-eyed Vireo in the Magnolia tree

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher up in my neighbor's Sweetgum tree

Otherwise it was a pretty good morning for birdwatching in the backyard with 14 species observed in roughly a 45 minute period.  The following list is from my eBird checklist this morning:

14 species (+1 other taxa) total

1	Laughing Gull flying to the west
2	gull sp. high flyover; did not have black heads
2	Chimney Swift
2	Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1	Red-eyed Vireo
3	Blue Jay
2	American Crow
2	Carolina Chickadee
1	Tufted Titmouse
1	Carolina Wren
1	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1	Brown Thrasher
2	Northern Cardinal Age & Sex Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male 1 Female 1 Sex Unknown
5	House Finch Age & Sex Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male 1 2 Female 1 Sex Unknown 1
1	House Sparrow Age & Sex Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male Female 1 Sex Unknown

 

Are you submitting a complete checklist of the birds you were able to identify?

Yes