One of the most fascinating aspects of migration, especially as seen on Machias Seal Island, is the unusual juxtaposition of species that frequently occur.
Here is a Spotted Sandpiper, a shorebird, sitting beside an Ovenbird, a denizen of the forest floor.
It's 3 o'clock in the morning and they are perched on a metal railing 65 feet in the air.
Now that's "out of habitat"!