[nysbirds-l] Finch flight and other notes from Jones Beach, Nassau County

2018-11-18 Thread Timothy Healy
I spent 5.5 hours at Jones Beach today, stationed near the turnaround until
about 9 and then scouring the median and area north of the parkway but
keeping an eye and an ear turned skyward. It turned out to be a pretty
solid day for late diurnal migrants. I tallied 1,253 American Goldfinches,
374 Pine Siskins, and 71 Purple Finches. Some of the 21 House Finches
observed this morning also seemed to be joining the westward movement.
Unlike yesterday, there were no crossbills to be had, but I did hear a
flyover Evening Grosbeak near the Coast Guard lot gazebo just before noon.
A Dickcissel was heard and recorded calling south of the turnaround, then
later seen flying north towards the dunes. Icterids included 1,096
Red-winged Blackbirds, 6 Rusty Blackbirds, and just 1 Brown-headed Cowbird.
14 Downy Woodpeckers, nearly all engaged in active westbound flight, were a
bit of a surprise. The 2 Northern Parulas reported yesterday continue,
observed interacting with each other. At least 3 of the Marbled Godwits
continue at the sandbar despite the reduced numbers of oystercatchers.
Other sightings detailed in the checklist below.

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50023415

Cheers!
-Tim H

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[nysbirds-l] Finch flight and other notes from Jones Beach, Nassau County

2018-11-18 Thread Timothy Healy
I spent 5.5 hours at Jones Beach today, stationed near the turnaround until
about 9 and then scouring the median and area north of the parkway but
keeping an eye and an ear turned skyward. It turned out to be a pretty
solid day for late diurnal migrants. I tallied 1,253 American Goldfinches,
374 Pine Siskins, and 71 Purple Finches. Some of the 21 House Finches
observed this morning also seemed to be joining the westward movement.
Unlike yesterday, there were no crossbills to be had, but I did hear a
flyover Evening Grosbeak near the Coast Guard lot gazebo just before noon.
A Dickcissel was heard and recorded calling south of the turnaround, then
later seen flying north towards the dunes. Icterids included 1,096
Red-winged Blackbirds, 6 Rusty Blackbirds, and just 1 Brown-headed Cowbird.
14 Downy Woodpeckers, nearly all engaged in active westbound flight, were a
bit of a surprise. The 2 Northern Parulas reported yesterday continue,
observed interacting with each other. At least 3 of the Marbled Godwits
continue at the sandbar despite the reduced numbers of oystercatchers.
Other sightings detailed in the checklist below.

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50023415

Cheers!
-Tim H

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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/

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