The bird songfest ceased awhile ago. I remember going out on the constitutional with the dog and suddenly registering that there was no morning chorus. I don't think the birds have left yet though. I will see a line up of birds on high-line wires - all of the same species - getting ready to migrate. Sometimes a field will erupt w/ a flock of birds that have been feeding together. I think this far into the season, there is no reason to sing to attract mates or mark territory. Also, the countryside is bursting with food so without fledglings to keep them anchored to a nest, they can spread out. I'm still keeping the hummingbird feeders full. It's easier now. The male hummers have taken off and there are only some females and youngsters left. After Labor Day I'll start keeping track of each day I see them. Two weeks after my last sighting, I can take the hummer feeders in for the season. Even w/o the birdsong it's not quiet - there is a day-long background hum of insects and peepers. The bees are everywhere. It was late into the spring before I saw any at all. However, fill a meadow w/ goldenrod in bloom and they will come.
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