No time to post the radar tomorrow, so I thought I’d give a quick update before catching a couple hours of sleep. Lite southwest winds aren’t keeping birds from migrating tonight. Birds should be dispersed across the landscape tomorrow, with interior migrant traps just as likely to hold birds as those along the coast. If you have the day off, it’ll probably worth your while to beat the bushes in the AM. I’ll be at Higbee’s for a few hours in the early morning… hoping for something interesting to fly by.
Good Birding
David
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Stuart and I spent about 3 hours at Sandy Hook this morning. There was some activity which abated quickly . We had 10 sp. of warbler inc 2 Blackburnian and Worm-Eating. The most abundant warbler was Black and White and No. Parula. We had very nice eye level looks at a handsome Philadelphia Vireo. All vireos were accounted for in decent numbers. Would have had a slam on the vireos but could not find the Yellow-throated Vireo today that we had yesterday in the garden. Baltimore Orioles were around as well as a FOS for the Hook Rose-breasted Grosbeak. We were unable to relocate the Lark Sparrow that was seen at south end of K-lot yesterday. Yellow-billed Cuckoo seen well in the garden. Seemed to be a good push of Monarchs today as well as yesterday in the wind.
Wheelabrator Refuge – Gloucester County – a more park-like preserved area along the Delaware River 1 or 2 miles north of the dredge spoils. It has much overgrown and brushy areas also like the dredge spoils, but a more accessible path around the edge. Light day. Everything I am reading the past couple of weeks says good pushes but it slows quickly. Maybe that’s the issue down here in Gloucester County, because yet again, I can’t even break the 10 warbler species barrier! But am getting good stuff! Monarch numbers were super as posted above.
2 HOUSE WRENS – but young birds so am presuming not migrants.
8 CEDAR WAXWINGS – one flock.
2 WARBLING VIREOS – one singing. They do breed here.
2 RED-EYED VIREOS – again, one singing.
1 NASHVILLE WARBLER
1 YELLOW WARBLER
1 MAGNOLIA WARBLER
1 BLACK and WHITE
3 AMERICAN REDSTARTS
3 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS
1 BALTIMORE ORIOLE