A two hour vigil at Coney Island Creek Park in Brooklyn this morning yielded a bit of diurnal passerine migration on the light north wind. While we didn't detect any Bobolinks, or Warblers, there was an appreciable flight of icterids (over 400 total) and swallows (29 individuals among 4 species). 2 northbound Eastern Kingbirds and a female Orchard Oriole were also nice indications of some movement.
There were north winds overnight and into the morning on this exact date last year as well, and it's interesting to compare the two lists, which echo each other in some ways, including the swallow diversity and preponderance of Brown-headed Cowbirds: Today's list http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30641246 July 11, 2015: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S24222966 Also for fun- July 10, 2015: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S24211816 Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -- 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/ --
