It's mid-October and that means certain birds are leaving in droves. Overnight on Oct. 13-14, BirdCast reported over two million birds flying over both Itasca and Crow Wing counties.
Retired non-game wildlife biologist and nature enthusiast Pam Perry recently joined the KAXE Morning Show to share her recent observations.
"(The birds are) leaving because many of them are insect eaters or partially insect eaters and they're heading out because we had a good frost and insects are fewer and yeah, birds are moving. That's what happens at this time of year," Perry said.
Other topics of conversation included robins and other thrushes switching from worms to fruit, plus how to identify flocks of sparrows.
Pam answered a listener's question about eagles and whether or not they were a threat to her small dog. (They most likely are not, but Great Horned Owls might be a threat.)
Listen to our full conversation above and tell us about the birds at your feeder!
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