September Wild Bird Update with Q&A

September is a very busy month in the wild bird world. Nesting is winding down for most species and migration is well under way for many others. It can be slow at your feeders which makes it a great time to give your feeder station a good cleaning.

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Introductions and Welcomes
6:34 Ruby Throated Hummingbird Update
15:34 Baltimore Oriole Migration
17:37 Fall Songbird Migration Starting
22:23 Native Landscaping and Migrating Birds
29.06 Raptor Migration
34:10 September Slowdown/Goldfinches
49:07 Eastern Bluebird Update and Boxes

Mark McKellar is a wildlife biologist with over 35 years of bird study experience. He has a degree in Fish and Wildlife Sciences from North Carolina State University and has worked for the Department of the Army, the Wildlife Departments of North Carolina and Missouri. He ran nature centers for many years in Missouri and Pennsylvania before buying the Backyard Bird Center in the Northland area of Kansas City. Mark has led hundreds of bird hikes both locally and abroad. He has taught classes about birds and other wildlife to groups of all ages and brings that knowledge to the customers of his retail business every day. More information about Mark at https://backyardbirdcenter.com/about-...
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Cover photo of an adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbird by Ruth Simmons
Ruby-throated Hummingbird juvenile male by Brian Voorhees
Ruby-throated Hummingbird in cobweb by David Dellay
Ruby-throated Hummingbird free of cobweb by David Dellay
Baltimore Oriole fledgling by Brian Voorhees
Eastern Phoebe by Brian Voorhees
Red-eyed Vireo eating Dogwood berry by Mary Nemecek
Monarch by Brian Voorhees
Broad-winged Hawk by Brian Voorhees
American Goldfinch by Jim Braddock
Eastern Bluebird male feeding fledgling by Kurt Hoeper