[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn - Prothonotary Warbler & Morning Flight
This morning, August 10, I birded Coney Island Creek Park, with almost the entire time spent on the dune to the northwest of the westernmost bunch of trees. The majority of the birds engaging in morning flight were far away, with relatively few close birds, likely due to the intensity and direction of the wind. Most of the discernible migration was to the south of the park, and I tallied a reasonable number of migrants heading west over Sea Gate. The majority of these were Red-winged Blackbirds (570), Chimney Swifts (175), and Eastern Kingbirds (68), with smaller numbers of Cedar Waxwing, Brown-headed Cowbird, and a few warblers. 4 Cliff Swallows and a Northern Rough-winged Swallow, I had to leave fairly early, while the flight was still ongoing, but on the short walk out of the park I found a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. It wasn't acting particularly frenetic, so it's possible that it will remain for the day before moving on. eBird list with photos here: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58879795 Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld. 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] Brooklyn - Prothonotary Warbler & Morning Flight
This morning, August 10, I birded Coney Island Creek Park, with almost the entire time spent on the dune to the northwest of the westernmost bunch of trees. The majority of the birds engaging in morning flight were far away, with relatively few close birds, likely due to the intensity and direction of the wind. Most of the discernible migration was to the south of the park, and I tallied a reasonable number of migrants heading west over Sea Gate. The majority of these were Red-winged Blackbirds (570), Chimney Swifts (175), and Eastern Kingbirds (68), with smaller numbers of Cedar Waxwing, Brown-headed Cowbird, and a few warblers. 4 Cliff Swallows and a Northern Rough-winged Swallow, I had to leave fairly early, while the flight was still ongoing, but on the short walk out of the park I found a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. It wasn't acting particularly frenetic, so it's possible that it will remain for the day before moving on. eBird list with photos here: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58879795 Good Birding -Doug Gochfeld. 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/ --
