1 October 2021

Pittsburgh has been warm and sunny for a week now and will continue to be pleasant through tomorrow. Then we’ll have to go birding in the rain.

@GetToKnowNature found unexpected beauty in the rain at Sandy Hook, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey that includes the historic Fort Hancock.

The narrow peninsula is a natural stopoff for migrating land birds in inclement weather.

Join me for a rare rainy trip. It was beautiful and filled with birds like this rather wet Killdeer. pic.twitter.com/x7BnWfeU4C

— Get To Know Nature (@GetToKnowNature) September 25, 2021

Can you identify the bird songs in the video? The photos provide a hint.

(photos and map from Wikimedia Commons; click on the captions to see the originals)