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1 of reality, full of all-of-a-sucjden always on the move, flitting here, pausing for a moment'on a twig only to be off again. With few exceptions, these birds had molted the brilliant feathers that enabled the males to secure and maintain a nesting ' territory, which, in turn- lured in a female. Males resemble females in September and are subdued yet elegant.
That was an exhilarating time; I never knew which species would turn up next. Mostly the birds were s{B&$ except for silibant, lispjfjg sounds that I now kjjow meant, “water found.” - nal to others. Insect soundJSfl the void left by silent birc||g.%J September. Days pulse JTjth the droning and buzzing* dT insects. The cicada’s dry 5 tribution to September sejfcnfs to start with vitality and wind down in to exhaustion. Nights crackle with rasping soundS'jd katv-did. katv did. After 1#*$ song, the katydid’s mononotonous scrapping is my favorite summer sound! ;
The world of September is filled with insects and birds are feasting on them. Residents such as Chickadees, Cardinals, titmice and Song Sparrows are in abundance; the population is swelled by young reproduced ii> spring and early summer. Migrants, both adults and their young of the year, are pouring through on their way to the American tropics.
As Septmeber nears its end with shorter days and longed cooler nights, winter resident^ -White-throated Sparrows and Juncos - will begin to arrive and add their numbers to the month in which summer turns to autumn.
The movement of millions of birds south in late summer and early autumn covers much) more time than the movement north in spring. It begins in August and extends well into October when thrushes - Swainsons. Wood and Grayr cheeked - fill the silent woods; These late migrants move south and feast on the colorful berries of dogwood, viburnum; pokeweed, honeysuckle and bittersweet. These fruits reach their peak of color to entice the thrushes to feed on them. The birds receive nutrients for the continued trip south and, at the same, time plant mor0 berry producing plants by ejecting the hard, indigestible seeds in their droppings.
By the end of October it is over. Here in the northern Virginia Piedmont we are left with only our residents and those birds from farther north - winter residents - that elect to spend the cold months with us. We have September before us, a time of change as summer melts away and autumn arrives in flame.
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