Jones Beach has been reasonably active this morning, with good diversity overall and solid numbers of many migrants. I’ve detected 91 species over the course of the morning. A female Summer Tanager was seen in the pines along the northern edge of the median just before the turnaround, the same area where I heard a Blue Grosbeak vocalizing, giving both flight calls and typical calls. An eastbound Pine Siskin and good numbers of Red-breasted Nuthatches were notable lingerers from this winter’s irruptions. Other birds of note included Lincoln’s Sparrow briefly seen at the Coast Guard hedgerow, a good-size flock of Red Knots on Short Beach, and 14 species of warblers including several cooperative male Cape Mays.
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