I observed an hour's worth of a very large morning flight Robert Moses SP, LI, this morning. Although not on a scale comparable to massive flight of 3 Nov 2006 (see below), there were very large numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds, Myrtle Warblers, Tree Swallows, American Robins, Cedar Waxwings, American Pipits, Pine Siskins, American Goldfinches, and Purple Finches in the air. Reminiscent of 3 Nov 06, nocturnal migrants that were not obvious in the morning flight itself, such as sparrows and Hermit Thrushes, were percolating out of puckerbrush by the time I left.
Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________________ From: Shaibal Mitra [mi...@mail.csi.cuny.edu] Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 10:27 AM To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu Subject: Spectacular Morning Flight, Long Island Hi everyone, The morning flight was very impressive today along the barrier beach at Robert Moses State Park, Suffolk. Between 6:45 and 8:15, my estimates of the numbers of birds sweeping along the dunes were on the order of 50,000 Red-winged Blackbirds, 10,000 American Robins, and 1,000 Cedar Waxwings. There were at least 3,000 White- throated Sparrows, and 1K each of Junco and Myrtle Warbler on the ground. GC Kinglets, a staple feature (in the multi-hundreds) of recent coastal flights, were almost completely absent, but numbers of RC Kinglets, Hermit Thrushes, Phoebes were impressive. I wanted to get the word out in case others are able to bird the coast today, and to compare migration notes with observers in other parts of the state. Best, Shai Think green before you print this email. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
