The storm took its toll on migrating birds. Large flocks were trapped and many were found dead on our property. Lina found this injured, but alive female Purple Martin. She got it to eat some bread, but they are  pretty exclusive insect eaters.The migrating group does not contain all the members of a certain colony. That way that colony will continue next year even if some are lost to storms. This one may be from way up north, even Canada. They started migrating the first part of August.

Someone saw from above that many seagulls and pelicans were trapped in the eye in the calm air and could not get out through the high winds of the eyewall. It looked strange to see all those dots in the eye. It took a while to realize they were trapped birds.