Winds were light and southerly last night, which appears to have thwarted most migration over the mid-Atlantic region. The radar did indicate some southbound birds throughout the region, but the densities were minimal at best. Winds will persist out of the south for the next couple of days, so expect little in terms of migration until mid-week, unless the winds die down enough for birds to take flight again.
Good Birding
David
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I spent the whole morning at the National Park dredge spoils in Gloucester County. This is along the Delaware River. Anyway, 4 hours of birding yielded one of my best days there for certain species, but not outright numbers. I attribute that to the good probability that this stuff came in Sat. night – Sun. morning. Stuff lingers here as it has no place to go basically. Anyway, numbers:
1 RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
2 EASTERN WOOD-PEWEES
3 EASTERN PHOEBES
10 BLUE JAYS
3 HOUSE WRENS
1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO
2 WARBLING VIREOS – 1 singing. Strange.
1 RED-EYED VIREO
6 PARULAS
1 YELLOW WARBLER
2 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS
1 BLACK-THROATED BLUE
3 PALM WARBLERS
2 BLACK and WHITE WARBLERS
3 AMERICAN REDSTARTS
4 CONNECTICUT WARBLERS – wow.
17 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS
6 INDIGO BUNTINGS
20 or so FIELD SPARROWS
1 VESPER SPARROW
5 SAVANNAH SPARROWS
2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS
5 SWAMP SPARROWS
1 BALTIMORE ORIOLE
50 or so AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES
Took a walk at Allaire SP from 0900 to 1100, and saw the following migrants: Gray Catbird 4, Am. Robin 100+, Red-eyed Vireo 1, Bay-breasted Warbler 1, Chestnut-sided Warbler 1, Am. Redstart 8.