Good evening all, For those in the greater metropolitan New York area, there is a substantial movement of birds (and bats and insects) occurring this evening. The distribution of the movement is rather limited, geographically speaking, given the proximity of high pressure to the NE and a stalled front to the SE, but many birds are aloft. Flight calling is happening in the overcast and artificially lit sky - numerous White-throated and Savannah Sparrows, Hermit Thrush, 2-3 Gray-cheeked Thrushes, and a number of other species. It's also possible to see birds against the clouds around uplit buildings (as well as bats and more than a few moths and a mantid) - Northern Flicker, numerous small and medium sized passerines, a cuckoo.
Good birding, Andrew -- 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/ --
