UPDATED 9-15-07: Added radar
Here’s the radar from Sunset on 9-12 to 7:30am on 9-13.
Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.
Frames are every 1/2 hour for reflectivity and velocity, and every hour for the regional composite. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.
Original Post:
I can’t post the radar this morning- but I did check it, and there was a great big flight over the Garden State last night. It’ll be interesting to see the patterns observed today in comparison to yesterday. Birds will be dispersed across the landscape, but inland sites should see more birds than yesterday since the movement was primarily N –> S. There is still a westerly component to the winds, so coastal sites like Cape May and Sandy Hook will be the best bets. I keep forgetting to mention this, but as we’ve seen on Jersey Birds- raptors are also moving on these winds! We’re getting close to the peak of Broadwing migration over New Jersey- so keep an eye to the sky today!
Good Birding
David
9 responses to “Big flight last night”
Walking to school this morning revealed very few migrants. 1 redstart, an empid, and a kestrel. That was about it.
Birded N-N for 90 minutes before work today (see, I’m trying to help you, normally I’d be hitting different spots before work, like 6 Mile Run or the D&R canal!).
No migrants at all today – very disappointing considering the radar last night.
Lots of the residents still around though.
Dave Birded Garret Mt, and Hatfield Swamp, first Garret Migrants 2 Sharp Shinned Hawks,1 Merlin, 1 Red Tailed Hawk,2 Ruby throated Hummingbird,4 RedBellied Woodpeckers, 2Downy,6 Flickers,1 Eastern Woood Pew,1Yellow Bellied Fly,2 Red eyd Vireos,1 Raven ,6 Crows, 2 Red Breasted Nuts,1 Carolina Wren,22 Robins, 8 Catbirds,1 Thrasher, 6 Cedar Wax,1TennWarbler 2 Nortern Parulas,4 Mag Warblers,2 Black Throated Blue, 18 Black Throated Green,4 Am Redstart,3 Common Yellowthroats,1 Wilson Warbler. Hatfield Swamp 2 Sharpies,1 Broad winged,1 YellowBilled Cuckoo,1 YellowBelliedFly,3 Red Eyed Vireo,2 Carolina Wrens,7 House Wrens,1 Nashville Warbler ,1 Yellow Warbler,4 Maggies,4 Black Throated Green, 1 Prarie Warbler,1 American Start, 4 Common Yellowthroat, 1 CONN WARBLER POSSIBLE 2, 3 Rose Breasted Grosbeaks,2 Purle Finch,and 1 Solitary Sandpiper. Thanks Kevin Bolton
Morning Flight: Strong 10-15 mph SW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Northern Flicker- 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 16
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
Northern Mockingbird- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 19
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 6
Nashville Warbler- 6
Northern Parula- 54
Yellow Warbler- 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Magnolia Warbler- 8
Cape May Warbler- 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 56
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 3
Black-throated Green Warbler- 5
Blackburnian Warbler- 3
Palm Warbler- 13
Bay-breasted Warbler- 5
Blackpoll Warbler- 12
“Baypoll” Warbler- 4
Black and White Warbler- 10
American Redstart- 170
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 21
Connecticut Warbler- 8
Warbler sp.- 151
Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Bobolink- 246
Baltimore Oriole- 9
Purple Finch- 1
Total birds: 855
Notes: Flyover Upland Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Brown Pelican, interp. tower had a Mourning Warbler
Celery Farm: still slow but better than yesterday: Migrants incl. 1 ch-sided, 1 Maggie, 1 Redstart, 1 B-poll, 3+ yellowthroat, 4+ Purple Finch, Am. Bittern, 4+ Sharpie, 1 Coop, 1 Red-shoulder, 3 peep sp, 1 RC Kinglet, 1 Phoebe, Waxwings (flyover flock), 1 Bunting, 2 RB Grosbeak, 3+ RT Hummer, heard Bobolink (Yesterday was good for Bobolink w/ 30+ flyovers)
We were at Sandy Hook all day today. What follows is highlights of what we saw as well as others reports
17sp.warbler including 50 plus Common YT, 40 Redstart, 2 Connecticut, 6 Ovenbirds, 4 No.Waterthrush,1 Worm-eating, 12 Black-throated Blue, 2 Blackpoll, 1 Chestnut-sided, 1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, 2 Philadelphia Vireos,2 Great Crested Flycatchers, 3 Wood-pewee,
10 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, 1 Scarlet Tanager,
1 Baltimore Oriole, 1 Eastern Kingbird, 1000’s
of Tree Swallows, 2 Baird Sandpipers,
Thanks so much to EVERYONE who has posted here. I really appreciate your efforts. Susan- go birding somewhere else, PLEASE! 🙂
Seriously- the interior piedmont is not the best place to bird in the Fall….some good days, but less than the coast or the interior ridges. My final report is done, and now it’s time to do a little birding….see you in the field?? HOPE SO!
Oh, I’ve been all over the state – don’t worry about me! Sandy Hook 3 weekends in a row, etc. This is just my pre-work birding. Has to be local.
Thursday morning predawn saw some thrushes moving also. They didn’t get counted in the official morning flight count. Thrushes don’t usually continue on with a morning flight like that. Anyway – say 4 to 5am – 10 SWAINSON’S THRUSHES, 5 VEERY, 2 GRAY-CHEEKED. It might have been til 6am. From a friend at the Campground on New England Ave. down there. Anyway, nice to know lots of variety and numbers moving Wed. night, Thursday morning. I had at least 30 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES while
walking around the beanery and the State Park after the dike flight. I don’t think many continued on with a morning flight. They just stayed put.