August 28, 2026:
McDowell Nature Preserve:
With Fall migration beginning, this past Wednesday morning, August 26, 2026, for first time in a while I went birding!
I visited one of my local “go to” spots, the McDowell Nature Preserve’s Piedmont Prairie Trail, located about a thirty minute drive from my home in Charlotte, NC.
As is often the case, I pretty much had the prairie to myself, encountering only two or three other folks along the way!
Avian activity wasn’t stellar, though I did encounter more Ruby-throated Hummingbirds than I usually find there.
They were particularly interested in sipping nectar from Coral Honeysuckle flowers.
Nonetheless, it was fun to get out and enjoy another morning at McDowell Prairie!
Here are my favorite images from this visit:
Two photos of a Cooper’s Hawk; three shots of a female/immature male Blue Grosbeak; and five images of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
Enjoy!
Have a great day!
