[nysbirds-l] 10/20- Brooklyn Viz Mig (great flight of Kinglets, Phoebes, and Siskins) etc.
Viz Mig (visible migration) was once again in full effect in south-coastal NYC this morning. For the first few hours of today, I was at Coney Island Creek Park, which was awash in Kinglets of both species, Sparrows, and other typical Mid-October migrants. Not typical was just how high the numbers were, of Ruby-crowned Kinglets (RCKI) and Eastern Phoebes (EAPH) flying west along the beach towards the tip of Sea Gate. I tallied ~110 RCKI and almost 60 EAPH actively continuing their migrations along the beach, and there were still another ~30 of each using the small green belt of the park after most of the vizmig died down. This was in fairly stark contrast to yesterday, when there seemed to be relatively few Eastern Phoebes around, and when the number of Kinglets on the coast was certainly not of the magnitude evident today. While RCKIs were the dominant Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglets were present in good numbers, with near 50 detected through the morning. Other highlights from here: *610* Pine Siskins (all westbound, mostly in flocks ranging from 10 to over 100 individuals) 1 Rusty Blackbird (calling flyover) 1 each of Tufted Titmouse and Red-bellied Woodpecker, neither of which are normally present here. The Titmouse was actually the first individual I've heard of of this species for this location, despite a good amount of coverage over the last few falls & winters. 24 Sharp-shinned Hawk 64 Tree Swallow A bit later, at Canarsie Park in Brooklyn, Shane Blodgett and I found similarly high concentrations on the ground of Hermit Thrush, Eastern Phoebe, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and also had a flyover female Boat-tailed Grackle. Complete eBird checklists for each location here: Coney Island Creek Park (with photos): http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20285966 Canarsie Park: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20287936 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] 10/20- Brooklyn Viz Mig (great flight of Kinglets, Phoebes, and Siskins) etc.
Viz Mig (visible migration) was once again in full effect in south-coastal NYC this morning. For the first few hours of today, I was at Coney Island Creek Park, which was awash in Kinglets of both species, Sparrows, and other typical Mid-October migrants. Not typical was just how high the numbers were, of Ruby-crowned Kinglets (RCKI) and Eastern Phoebes (EAPH) flying west along the beach towards the tip of Sea Gate. I tallied ~110 RCKI and almost 60 EAPH actively continuing their migrations along the beach, and there were still another ~30 of each using the small green belt of the park after most of the vizmig died down. This was in fairly stark contrast to yesterday, when there seemed to be relatively few Eastern Phoebes around, and when the number of Kinglets on the coast was certainly not of the magnitude evident today. While RCKIs were the dominant Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglets were present in good numbers, with near 50 detected through the morning. Other highlights from here: *610* Pine Siskins (all westbound, mostly in flocks ranging from 10 to over 100 individuals) 1 Rusty Blackbird (calling flyover) 1 each of Tufted Titmouse and Red-bellied Woodpecker, neither of which are normally present here. The Titmouse was actually the first individual I've heard of of this species for this location, despite a good amount of coverage over the last few falls winters. 24 Sharp-shinned Hawk 64 Tree Swallow A bit later, at Canarsie Park in Brooklyn, Shane Blodgett and I found similarly high concentrations on the ground of Hermit Thrush, Eastern Phoebe, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and also had a flyover female Boat-tailed Grackle. Complete eBird checklists for each location here: Coney Island Creek Park (with photos): http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20285966 Canarsie Park: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20287936 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/ --
