October can be a very slow time at your bird feeders but it is a very busy month in th wild bird world.

Project Feeder Watch: feederwatch.org
October Big Day: https://ebird.org/news/october-big-da...

Mark McKellar is a wildlife biologist with over 40 years of bird study experience. He has a degree in Fish and Wildlife Sciences from North Carolina State University and has worked for the Department of the Army, the Wildlife Departments of North Carolina and Missouri. He ran nature centers for many years in Missouri and Pennsylvania before buying the Backyard Bird Center in the Northland area of Kansas City. Mark has led hundreds of bird hikes both locally and abroad. He has taught classes about birds and other wildlife to groups of all ages and brings that knowledge to the customers of his retail business every day. More information about Mark at www.backyardbirdcenter.com.
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Cover photo of California Towhee by Kurt Hoeper
0:00 Introductions and welcomes
10:00 Dry conditions and water: Tufted Titmouse by David Dods
12:22 Winter Arrivals: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker by Carrie Wadlow
13:12 September Slowdown Amplified
20:05 October Big Day - Citizen Science
23:48 Project Feeder Watch - Male House Finch by Ron Anderson
29:38 Waterfowl Migration Update - Northern Pintail by Rick Jordahl
30:37 Wood Ducks on Bird Feeder - Ron Berry
37:21 Acorn Crop - Gray Squirrel by Ron Anderson
40:46 Turkey Vulture ID help - Adult and Juvenile Turkey Vulture by Mary Nemecek
45:51 Cooper's Hawk vs Sharp-shinned Hawk
Adult Cooper's Hawk by Michele Bridgeforth
Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk by Brian Voorhees
48:49 Questions and Answers