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A stationary front turned cold front moved south across our area last night, bringing with it north winds inland, and east winds along the coast. This was enough to set off a respectable migration event which continued into early this morning. The front has since backed up into our area again (although it is weak, dissipating, and dry) which has turned the winds back around to the SSW. Most movement across the radar this morning was from the NW –> SE, possibly a result of birds being aloft, and then being directed by the SW winds as they built in during the later hours. This should mean interesting things for Cape May and coastal locations, but also for inland sites which will undoubtedly show an increase in local bird densities. As always, I urge you to come back and post your observations.
Good Birding
David
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An hour at the Celery Farm this morning: 2 flyover RED-THROATED LOONS–a first for me at the site (3rd record overall), 2 or 3 Im. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS–my first of the fall. Also Purple Finches, Palm (6+, both races), 12+ Yellow-rumps, 6+ yellowthroats, SCARLET TANAGER, 2 Indigo Bunting, 2 flyover Snipe, 11 flyover Great Blues. Seen by others were RC Kinglet and 12+ Snow Geese at Sunrise–a rare bird at this site.
This from the NY List:
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 18:34:40 -0400
Subject: WESTERN KINGBIRD AT MONTAUK
From: “Karen Rubinstein”
Vicki Bustamante saw a WESTERN KINGBIRD in Montauk, NY this morning, October 8.
It was among a “fall-out” of migrants which included White-Crowned Sparrows,
Savannah Sparrows, Eastern Phoebes, GC and RC Kinglets among others. The
location for the Kingbird was at Outer Beach.
The Google Earth coordinates for Outer Beach are: 41� 4’33.96″N 71�56’0.32″W.
Outer Beach is found by driving through the town of Montauk; turning left onto
East Lake Drive and then right into the Outer Beach Parking lot. However, birds
do not normally stay there for long. When found in Montauk in the fall, WESTERN
KINGBIRDS are often at Theodore Roosevelt State Park, the next left off Rte 27
after East Lake Drive, or the horse and cow field across the street (next right
turn).
Karen Rubinstein
From birdcapemay.org:
Morning Flight Count 10/8/07
posted by Laura Guerard | 11:36 AM
Morning Flight: 0-5 S wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 10
Northern Flicker- 18
Eastern Phoebe- 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch- 5
Golden Crowned Kinglet- 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet- 24
American Robin- 6
American Pipit- 6
Cedar Waxwing- 13
Northern Parula- 4
Magnolia Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 216
Palm Warbler- 12
Blackpoll Warbler- 4
“Baypoll” Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 1
Warbler sp.- 347
Scarlet Tanager- 10
Indigo Bunting- 18
Bobolink- 2
Eastern Meadowlark- 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 1
Total Birds: 713