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first big influx of ‘Northern’ migrants on Duke Farms property today. Large numbers of ruby and golden crowned kinglets, brown creepers, YR warblers, several sapsuckers, and continuing good numbers of RB nuthatches. Also a notable increase in WT Sparrows and several sapsuckers. Most other warbler species were down, though I did manage to find singles of BT Greens, Redstarts, Nashville, BT Blue, and Black and White.

I didn’t submit any notes yesterday as I did not get a chance, but the morning flight at Chimney Rock was rather excellent. 10 species of warbler, inc. tennessee and blackpoll, small numbers of the aforementioned ‘northern’ birds, a female indigo bunting (a pretty good bird at that location_, RB Grosbeak, fly-by purple finch at the hawkwatch, among others.

-Brian Clough

Thanks Brian!

I had a Nashville and 4 B-T Greens in the backyard this morning. Also of note was a nice adults Cooper’s Hawk, several W-T Sparrows, and a Swamp Sparrow. I’m sure there’s more around- but I only had a few minutes while walking the dog.

Good Birding

Lots of B-T Blues and B-T Greens at Palmyra Cove, but overall numbers were less than expected. Wilson’s was also seen - gave everyone quite a show.

The number of Flickers and Kestrels at Higbees was astounding. Also, many Warblers including good numbers of Palm, Redstarts, Yellow Rumped. Also seen were Red eyed Vireos, Pee Wee, BT Blue warblers, Prairie, Magnolia, B & W, and Northern Parula. I know I missed some so hopefully someone else will post also.

Sandy Hook was excellent today. It is quite hard at least for us to pull out 20sp. of warbler between the two of us in Fall but we did so.YellowRumped in good numbers, Redstarts, Multiples of BTB and BTG, as well as Palm and Pine. Blackburnian,Baybreasted,Blackpoll ,Ovenbird,No.Waterthrush,Yellow,Black and White,
Blue-Winged,Nashville, Cape May(2),Tennessee(2)
No.Parula,Magnolia,Common YT.PeeWee,Great Crested Fly.,Dickcissel(2) flyover, RE Vireo(many) 6 BlueHeaded Vireo,Phoebe(many),Scarlet Tanager,Indigo Bunting,YB Sapsucker(3),brown creeper,Winter Wren,WT Sparrow,Clay-Colored Sparrow, Osprey(6),Kestrel. Seen by others Mourning Warbler and (2) Philadelphia Vireos
The locust grove and bowl area were very birdy early in the morning and the area across from the garden was birdy busy from 10AM until late afternoon.

Decent flight along the lower bayshore, with the following between dawn and 8:30am over Reed’s Beach (not exact #s)-

1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
25 N. Flickers
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
125 American Robins
30 Cedar Waxwings
6 Northern Parulas
4 Black-throated Blues
30 Yellow-rumped Warblers
1 Black-throated Green
100+ Palm Warblers
12 Blackpoll Warblers
5 Baypoll-types
1 Black-and-white Warbler
4 American Redstarts
1 N. Waterthrush