I neglected to post last night, but it's possible that a number of the birds observed stayed put. I spent most of Sunday morning at Jamaica Bay, mostly around the blind at Big John's Pond. Despite the wind and slight chill, there was a lot of activity. I found 16 species of warblers with many observed quite closely from the blind and boardwalk, including Bay-breasted, Cape May, Blackpoll, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Blue, Magnolia, Redstart, and Parula. Yellow Warblers were everywhere, and Yellowthroats were similarly abundant. I encountered vocal Yellow-billed Cuckoos twice, and there were many tent caterpillars in the area. Willow Flycatchers, Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers, Wood Ducks, and Ruby-throated Hummingbird were among the other highlights. I returned in the evening for another stakeout since there had been no activity in the nest box during my vigil. I was rewarded with a brief glimpse of Barn Owl wings flapping inside the box a bit after the sun set, and as I walked back to the lot in the growing darkness I flushed an American Woodcock from the trail. Not a bad day considering there had been minimal migration the previous night!
Morning: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29676094 Evening: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29693816 Cheers! -Tim H -- 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/ --
