Got up before dawn to listen for night migrants. Radar echoes were "moderate" as I have seen much heavier bird migration echoes on radar. >From 515 am to 600 am from my deck I heard the following: 85 SWAINSON'S THRUSH 39 WOOD THRUSH ~ 20 THRUSH sp (wood thrushes and/or veeries???) 11 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK ~ 100 other calls unidenified, mainly "chips, zips and zeeps". At first the calls were faint and high up, but as sunrise approached the calls got louder and louder as the birds were descending. By 6 am, there was too much road noise, dogs barking etc... but the flight was not over. Dave Nicosia Johnson City, NY --
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