I did my usual birding loop to Agate Lake and back with Comet. We enjoyed the morning with a long walk around the lake area. We met a nice Eagle Point couple that were birding out there also. The Lewis’s Woodpeckers have arrived back to claim the fall and winter grounds. The Acorn Woodpeckers weren’t too happy about that and were trying to drive the intruders away. The Lewis’s just moved from tree to tree until the Acorn Woodpeckers gave up and tired out. There are a lot of Turkey Vultures starting to form their Kettles for migration. The Western Kingbird is still out around the back side of the lake along with the Black Phoebe. The 3 terns that I saw last week have turned into 23 birds. There are also more Raptors starting to show up in the area.
