[nysbirds-l] Kings County Migration highlights
The tail end of morning flight was still evident in Prospect Park at 9:45 this morning with dozens of Blue Jays moving over the long meadow with smaller numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers (YRWA), 2 Purple Finch and an American Pipit. On the ground there were double digits of YRWA and Palm Warblers, but sparrows seemed to have moved in earnest overnight as well. White-throated Sparrows were in all areas of the park. Six Swamp Sparrow, 3 Dark-eyed Junco and singles of Lincoln's and Savannah were located in the area known as the "Sparrow Bowl." Warblers included Cape May, Blackpoll, YRWA, Pine, Palm, Black-throated Blue, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Northern Parula, Magnolia and Common Yellowthroat. Moving over to Greenwood Cemetery a number of species were feasting on an insect hatch coming from the bark of an American Elm along Sylvan Water. Numbers of Cape May, Blackpoll and YRWA were at times working the trunk of the tree with up to five Red-breasted Nuthatch. Other highlights included a young Bald Eagle and a Dickcissel both spotted by Josh Malbin. An eBird checklist with some photos of the warbler frenzy can be seen at this link. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48963647 Cheers, Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Kings County Migration highlights
The tail end of morning flight was still evident in Prospect Park at 9:45 this morning with dozens of Blue Jays moving over the long meadow with smaller numbers of Yellow-rumped Warblers (YRWA), 2 Purple Finch and an American Pipit. On the ground there were double digits of YRWA and Palm Warblers, but sparrows seemed to have moved in earnest overnight as well. White-throated Sparrows were in all areas of the park. Six Swamp Sparrow, 3 Dark-eyed Junco and singles of Lincoln's and Savannah were located in the area known as the "Sparrow Bowl." Warblers included Cape May, Blackpoll, YRWA, Pine, Palm, Black-throated Blue, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Northern Parula, Magnolia and Common Yellowthroat. Moving over to Greenwood Cemetery a number of species were feasting on an insect hatch coming from the bark of an American Elm along Sylvan Water. Numbers of Cape May, Blackpoll and YRWA were at times working the trunk of the tree with up to five Red-breasted Nuthatch. Other highlights included a young Bald Eagle and a Dickcissel both spotted by Josh Malbin. An eBird checklist with some photos of the warbler frenzy can be seen at this link. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48963647 Cheers, Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
