Big Sit 2008. Post #8

Just before 5:00 AM and the count stands at 9 species. The last two added were yellow-billed cuckoo (a good one for this late in the fall) and Swainson's thrush.

Now I'm hoping for a pre-dawn rush of thrushes.

I slept for about an hour in the tower between 3:15 and 4:30. Now there is coffee, so there's no turning back. Crazy birdy time is only a few hours away. The moon has finally set, leaving me even more in the dark.

Hope you slept well.