Sometimes surprises me, the diff’t bird types I see fly-catching. Townsend’s Solitaires, for instance. Today, added a new one to my list: Black-headed Grosbeak. Saw a bird fly straight up, out from a tree, & snatch some insect mid-air. Then dive back into the tree. Surprised, when watched once again thru binocs, & saw it was a BH Grosbeak. Very cool.

Still have Rufous Hummingbirds coming thru daily. Inclined to think the Moose Fire, up by Salmon, is probably displacing some Rufous a bit earlier than usual. That combined with just the extraordinary heat, we’re having. We usually start seeing Rufous fall migrants by 2nd wk of August. Been seeing for 2 wks now. 

Brian Carrigan
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