Andrew's heads up was followed this morning by a good morning flight in central Staten Island, which I viewed from the College of Staten Island from 7:25-8:25.
Highlights were 111 Purple Finches and a Rusty Blackbird among the east to west flow(which averages much higher here than on the outer beach), plus a Lincoln's Sparrow and a Common Yellowthroat in our small patch of quasi-natural vegetation by the biology department. Complete Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20360294 Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________ From: bounce-118307434-49958...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-118307434-49958...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Andrew Farnsworth [andrew.farnswo...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 9:03 PM To: New York Birds; NFC-L Subject: [nfc-l] Fwd: Interesting coastal flight happening now in the greater NYC metropolitan area Hello all, For those in the greater New York metropolitan area, an interesting and large flight is happening now. Despite what would normally be marginal conditions for fall movements (mild temperatures and southerly winds), migrants apparently decided time of the season would trump those tonight, even if only in a limited geographic area (check your favorite local radar outlet for visuals). In lights of some of the taller buildings in east midtown Manhattan migrants can be seen passing now, and there is also a nice audible component to this movement (White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, and Hermit Thrush among some other species). Good nocturnal birding, Andrew ________________________________ Celebrate Italian Heritage with a Special Broadway Benefit Concert by the World’s Longest Running Phantom in support of the CSI Italian Studies program><http://csitoday.com/events/franc-dambrosios-broadway-the-phantom-unmasked/> -- 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/ --
