Unfortunately neither my download nor the real-time weather site is working tonight. I checked the Rutgers weather station and the radar is definitely showing some activity. The wind is out of the northwest, so conditions are good for southbound migrants. Light rain may pop up in the morning hours but no large weather systems are expected to appear which would concentrate birds in specific locales. Cape May, along with Sandy Hook and the other regular fall hotspots should be productive tomorrow morning.
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David, sorry for not getting anything to you lately. Very busy at work. However, it has been good lately especially Friday the 29th in which we had a Clay-colored Sparrow, and Sunday Morning the 31st in which we had great looks at Vesper Sparrow and also quite impressively a Grasshopper Sparrow at 15 feet! That was only our second Autumn Migrant Grasshopper Sparrow for the estate. In addition, there were in general just hundreds and hundreds of juncos, song and swamp sparrows and good numbers of pipits as well. Should also mention we had among a number of overall counted hawks at Chimney Rock between Sunday the 31st and Monday 11/1 5 Bald Eagles, 2 Golden Eagles, and 1 Goshawk! Talk to you soon. One last note, here at the estate right now are 5 PB Grebes, 40+ Ring-necked Ducks, 30+ GW Teal, 15+ Wood Ducks, 10+ Ruddy Ducks, 2 Bald Eagles, and 1 lingering Osprey. – Chris Aquila Supervisor of Research and Natural Resources, Duke Farms Foundation.
Cape May Point today was actually a low on numbers. By early morning
the winds had shifted to NE and a couple hours later, the winds were
calm! Not good for the morning flight. Stuff was around, I just think
most of it was from yesterday. Any migrants flying last night probably
got pushes back inland when the wind shifted. The usual mix of sparrows
and Yellow-rumped Warblers. A Red-headed Woodpecker was nice at Higbee’s
Beach. Many Purple Finches, Bluebirds, and Robins still around from
Monday. (Or in just this morning!)
Monday – 11-1-04 – Palmyra was very good for the limited time I spent
there. 170 individuals total not including the flying gulls and Robins
which numbered in the hundreds. Highlights were the increase in Fox Sparrows
to 16. An Orange-crowned Warbler was along the north dike of the main
pit. Many Bluebirds, a few Rusty Blackbirds and Purple Finches were
around. White-throated Sparrow was the predominate sparrow this
morning.