Fall Migrants

This morning as I was heading to my car to leave for work, I heard an insistent buzzing call coming from the fenceline behind my house. I grabbed my 8x21 binoculars out of my glove box and went to investigate. There were four Indigo Buntings there. I would guess one is a male that has molted into winter plumage, but couldn't tell for sure. Anyway, it was neat to see them. As I was walking back to my car, I looked up to see two Barn Swallows flying overhead. It won't be long until they really start migrating back south. I usually see them in the hundreds as they are heading south. They fly through my yard and pasture behind the house in large, loose flocks.