The flickers have returned. The hummingbirds are fewer. That yellow-greenish bird I saw a few months ago was in the yard Monday (still can't figure it out as it's too big to be any of the appropriately colored birds I've managed to find in the books or online. Alas!) The great move is well underway.
We continue clear warm dry days and cool nights. The grasses have gone to seed (sometime ago, actually) and the crownbeards have seeded and are dying back. The fields no longer look green, but have that dusty autumn hue. Beautiful sunsets. Lots to like!