PRAY FOR RAIN.

>> Eric: THANKS FOR THIS WONDERFUL AUDIO AND VISUAL PRESENTATION.

>> THIS IS TV, RIGHT?

>> Eric: THANKS, MAN.

>> Cathy: WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION OF UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER AND THE WORLD OF BIRDS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE BIRDCHICK.

♪♪ >> Eric: WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE HOT DRY WEATHER THIS FALL LEADING TO BURNING RESTRICTIONS AND MORE AROUND THE STATE.

BUT HOW DOES THIS IMPACT THE BIRDS THAT NORMALLY START HEADING SOUTH THIS TIME OF YEAR?

LUCKILY WE HAVE AN EXPERT, WE'VE CALLED IN BIRDING EXPERT TO HELP WITH THAT QUESTION, SHARON STITELER, BETTER KNOWN AS BIRD CHICK.

GREAT TO SEE YOU.

>> Cathy: WELCOME BACK.

>> I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.

I'M HAVING THE BEST TIME.

I HAVE FALL MIGRATION MIGRATION GOING ON.

>> Eric: IS IT AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER?

>> IT'S NOT REALLY THE COLD THAT CAUSES BIRDS TO GO AWAY, IT'S MORE THE PHOTO PERIOD, THE LENGTH OF DAY.

A LOT OF OUR HUMMINGBIRDS ARE GOING TO BE START LEAVING THIS WEEK.

IF YOU HAVE A REMNANT HUMMINGBIRD THIS IS THE TIME IN OCTOBER THEY START TO GET OUT OF HERE.

SOME BIRDS ARE GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE WARMER, WE MIGHT HAVE MORE INSECTS AVAILABLE AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP THEM FUEL UP A LITTLE BIT.

>> Cathy: TAKE UP AND THEN GO.

>> Eric: WE'VE GOT SOME PHOTOS, CAN YOU NARRATE THEM?

>> YES, I CAN.

>> Cathy: THIS OBVIOUSLY LOOKS LIKE IT'S SOME KIND OF A RAPTOR.

>> YEAH, THAT WAS TAKEN AT HAWK RIDGE.

I WANTED TO TELL EVERYBODY THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO ENJOY HAWK RIDGE.

>> Cathy: NEVER BEEN.

>> WHAT?

>> Cathy: I KNOW, SHOCKING, YOUR MOUTH IS AGAPE.

>> I'M DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, CATHY.

>> Eric: WELL, WE ALL ARE.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> HAWK RIDGE IS AMAZING.

THIS IS SHOWING A ROUGH LEGGED HAWK.

OCTOBER IS MY FAVORITE TIME AT HAWK RIDGE BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN YOU GET THE SEXIER HAWKS COMING THROUGH.

THE NORTHERN GRASSHAWK, THAT IS THE SEXIEST HAWK IN MINNESOTA.

IT IS A GREAT TIME TO ENJOY DULUTH.

OCTOBER 12TH IS SOMETHING CALLED GLOBAL BIG DAY AND US IN A GROUP OF BIRDERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN GLOBAL BIG DAY, BUT THIS IS, IT'S A DAY WHERE YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO DOCUMENT ANY BIRD THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR ON OCTOBER 12TH.

YOU CAN ENTER IT INTO E-BIRD, IT IS AN APP OR DO IT AT E-BIRD.ORG, IT'S FREE.

BUT IT GIVES US A SNAPSHOT OF HOW BIRDS ARE MING INTO OCTOBER.

YOU CAN DO LIKE I HOST A PARTY, YOU COME TO MY HOUSE AND SIT OUTSIDE AND WATCH BIRDS ALL DAY, WE MIGHT HAVE OCTOBER FEST AND SOME CHEESE BUT WE SIT AROUND AND WATCH THE BIRDS FLY OVER US.

>> Cathy: WE'LL BE OVER.

THANK YOU, WE'LL BE THERE.

THIS LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER KIND OF A RAPTOR.

>> YEAH, THIS IS MINNESOTA'S SMALLEST OWL, THE SAWET OWL AND THEY ARE MIGHT BE RATING THROUGH AND I HAVE THIS ON GOOD AUTHORITY, MY FRIEND TOLD ME HIS WIFE HAS STARTED BANDING THEM THIS WEEK.

YOU MIGHT FIND TEENY TINY OWLS IN YOUR BACKYARD.

THE BEST WAY TO FIND THEM IS LISTEN FOR ANGRY CHICKADEES.

THEY'RE JUST OUT THERE GOING DEE-DEE-DEE-DEE.

THIS IS A WARBLER, ALSO KNOWN AS A BUTTER BUTT.

THEY ARE OUR MOST COMMON WARBLER MOVING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.

AND THEY SOUND LIKE THEY'RE KISSING TOWARDS YOU, YOU HEAR THIS KIND OF [ SMACKING LIPS ] SOUND OUTSIDE.

>> Eric: HOW PLENTIFUL OF THOSE?

>> I WAS LOUSY WITH THEM THIS MORNING.

>> Cathy: THEY'LL BE HERE A DAY OR TWO THEN RIGHT?

>> A FEW WEEKS, THEY'RE PASSING THROUGH.

BLUEBIRDS ARE ALSO STARTING TO SHOW.

MY FRIEND RENEE IN THE SOUTH METRO HAD A GROUP OF ABOUT THREE SHOW UP AND SHE ORMALLY DOESN'T HAVE THEM.

WOULDN'T BE A AD IDEA TO PUT SOME MEALWORMS OUT IN CASE THEY SHOW UP.

BUT ALWAYS HAVE THOSE NATIVE PLANTS READY IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT NATIVE PLANTS THOSE ARE THE BIRDS YOU WANT TO ATTRACT.

AND THESE, THE WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS THEY'RE MOVING THROUGH AND IT'S THE KIDS AND THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR SONG REALLY WELL, SO YOU NORMALLY YOU HEAR THAT [ WHISTLING ] AND RIGHT NOW IT'S KIND OF [ WHISTLING ] SO IT'S GREAT LISTENING TO ALL THOSE TEENAGERS.

>> Eric: GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THESE SPACE AGE BINOCULARS ARE.

>> I HAD TO BRING THESE IN, THESE ARE THE MOST RIDICULOUS BINOCULARS, THEY HAVE MERLIN BUILT IN AND WILL IDENTIFY BIRDS FOR YOU.

YES, AND ALSO IDENTIFY MAMMALS.

IF I'M TRYING TO GET SOMETHING ON A BIRD AND THEY CAN'T SEE IT, IT WILL SHOW SPARROWS INSIDE TO SHOW THEM WHERE I'M LOOKING TO SEE THE BIRD.

>> Eric: DO OLD SCHOOL BIRDERS RESENT THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY?

>> OH, WHAT DON'T THEY RESENT.

BUT, NO, FOR A BEGINNER IT'S FASCINATING.

I DON'T NEED MERLIN BECAUSE I KNOW ALL THE BIRDS ALREADY BUT IT WORKS WORLDWIDE.

THIS WILL IDENTIFY OVER 8,000 SPECIES OF BIRDS.

>> Eric: WHAT'S THE EVERY DAY LOW PRICE OF THESE?

>> WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT'S $100 AN OUNCE AND IT'S 47-OUNCES.

4700 BUCKS IF YOU WANT A CAMERA -- BINOCULARS.

>> Cathy: CHEESE, CRACKERS