Monday Sandpiper and Thursday Migrants

The last report I saw of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper sighting at the Wastwater was on Monday the 7th.  

This morning I spent two hours at the south wall of the Muskegon Channel.  Blue Jays continued to stream by (1st hour ~730, 2nd hour ~200 = ~930).  Their behavior is fascinating.  Southbound crows (100) outnumbered northbound crows (50).  So what are they doing?

Only 21 migrating raptors (16 sharpies, 2 kestrels, 1 harrier, 1 Coop, 1 peregrine), 3 migrating woodpeckers (probably red-headed's), 5 Monarch butterflies and ~200 non-jay migrating songbirds.  Wouldn't it be nice to know more!

- Ric