Several species that have been mostly absent all summer are starting to return to our yard: Red-breasted Nuthatch (2), White-breasted Nuthatch (2), Tufted Titmouse (4), Black-capped Chickadee (8), Dark-eyed Junco (12), Goldfinch (4).

Leaving soon but still around: Field Sparrow (4), Song Sparrow (6), Chipping Sparrow (8), Robin (flocks passing through), Gray Catbird (4), Eastern  Phoebe (2)

Gone South within the past month: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Eastern Towhee, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellow-throat, Killdeer