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September is a month to look forward to in the garden bird year; it is the month in which many of our birds start to turn to feeding stations in increasing numbers. Many will start to forsake their woodland roamings, as insect life starts to diminish, coming into our gardens in search of peanuts and suet cake

Soft fruits begin to ripen in September and birds will become more evident as they take advantage of this windfall.

September is an exciting month, putting out a variety of different bird foods will ensure a wide variety of bird visitors. Some will be passing through, topping up at our bird tables before heading off to warmer climes, whilst others will be moving into our gardens for the start of their winter vacations.

The nesting season is now coming to an end and most species are done for the season

Meanwhile, by the middle of the month most summer visitors have departed south for the winter and won't be seen again until April or May.

Feeding
Continue to provide a regular supply of good quality food. Keep your feeders topped up and expect demand to decrease towards the end of the month as natural supplies become more plentiful.

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The Weather
September is the first official month of fall and often sees a great change in the weather, starting with the end of an August heat wave and ending with the first frosts. The end of the month can also bring an 'Indian summer'.

Fall is the best time of year to observe migrating hawks, which depend on certain weather conditions to ?fuel? their south-bound movements. So keeping an ear tuned to the weather forecast will provide a good clue as to when the best conditions exist for seeing migrating raptors, sometimes in great numbers.

Unlike passerines, waterfowl, or shorebirds which utilize stopover habitats to build up fat reserves that power their migratory flights, raptors are top predators on a limited energy budget. So while the migrations of other groups of birds consist of long bouts of nearly continuous flapping, raptors avoid such strenuous exertion at all costs. Instead, they wait for conditions that create updrafts for lift, and winds that will blow them in the direction they wish to go.

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California's broiling hot Salton Sea is where to find skimmers, terns, gulls, plovers, and more.
by Henry Detwiler

Two hundred twenty-seven feet below sea level. Searing summer temperatures that exceed 115? F. The largest lake in California. Saltier than the Pacific Ocean. Breeding Burrowing Owls, Ruddy Ground-Doves, Gull-billed Terns, Black Skimmers, and Laughing Gulls. A magnet for rarities, wanderers, and snow birds alike. Welcome to the Salton Sea and the Imperial Valley. No matter the season, you can find thousands of birds and 100 or more species in a day here.

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CANADA: September 20, 2007

OTTAWA - Canada has slashed spending on wildlife protection and monitoring of ecosystems because of budget problems at the federal environment ministry, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported on Wednesday. The cuts mean the Canadian Wildlife Service -- responsible for studying and protecting wildlife in Canada -- has been forced to halt all its scientific field and survey work. In addition, a program monitoring the health of bird populations lost half its budget, while the budget for an operation that protects significant habitats for wildlife and birds was reduced to zero. See the full article here:

Source: Planet Ark

A real-time, online checklist program, eBird has revolutionized the way that the birding community reports and accesses information about birds. Launched in 2002 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, eBird provides rich data sources for basic information on bird abundance and distribution at a variety of spatial and temporal scales.

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That?s all for September. I hope you have found something of interest and if you have any thoughts and suggestions please do let me know

Peter D. Revers
(CJ Wildlife - Chief US Person)
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