There were only modest densities of birds on radar last night over NYC and Long Island, but the range was broad and the velocities were low, suggesting that flyover and continuing morning migration might be reduced. To get a sampling of birds reaching northern LI I visited the dump area of Sunken Meadow park northwest of Field 2. There was a surprising amount of activity, with lots of yellow rumps, song and white throated sparrows, along with swamp sparrows, juncos, carolina wren, goldfinch and a couple flocks of house finch. The most numerous bird, however, was cedar waxwing. There must have been a couple hundred birds populating just about every tree along the western edge of the lot. Notable were a pair of bookends; my FOS purple finch, and what will undoubtedly be my LOS red-eyed vireo.
Happy end of fall birding, Peter -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
