birdsoup

July is history and I’m glad it is gone. I confess that during the oppressively hot, muggy weather I did absolutely nothing. Not a thing. Didn’t even think about birding. Just continually searched for A/C. Even when cocooned in a cool environment I lacked energy to do even the simplest activity.

So good-bye July, welcome August. Although it has the reputation as the “dog days of summer”, there is bird activity. Despite what the thermometer indicates, south bound migration has already begun, especially for shorebirds. They are the first to head south. Maybe because they nest and breed the farthest north. For example, a bird walk to Jamaica Bay last Sunday tallied about 50 species and over 5,000 shorebirds.