Birds are on the move, and they’re heading this way. I’ll be out in the field by 5:00am tomorrow, so use the real-time radar site to get your morning fix. Birding should be good at all spring migrant traps… more on the radar later tomorrow.
Good Birding
David
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South Jersey is not a migrant trap area, but with the northerly winds kicking in sometime early this morning before dawn after a night of southerly winds, I thought it wise to head out even though still early in the season for variety. Here’s a brief list from Floodgates Rd. in Gloucester County. It’s a fairly large wooded area – both wet and dry, brushy and more dense, along the Delaware River here in south Jersey.
These are in no particular order, just how I wrote them in my notes:
30 to 40 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
3 PALM WARBLERS
1 BLACK and WHITE WARBLER
2 YELLOW WARBLERS
4 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS
1 CHESTNUT-SIDED – an adult male. Very early for me this one.
2 OVENBIRDS
1 PRAIRIE WARBLER
2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS
2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS
I also had maybe 80 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS.
While out checking herp traps found FOS: Parula and Black-throated green.
Savannah and grasshopper sparrows are starting to fill in and establish territories (all were in full song) here in Hillsborough.
Yo D-La (et al),
Hope you had a splendid day in da field.
An interesting mini-fallout occurred last night up here in Southern Maine. Not a ton of birds, but it seemed to be a good instructive radar lesson. I blogged about it (go figure!):
http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/naturewatching/fieldnotes/025976.html
I would welcome your incite and instruction as to my interpretation of the events. I’m still a rookie at this!
Jersey birders: you guys are incredibly lucky to have David – and his website – down there, doing my alma mater proud. Could I borrow him for a season up here?
Keep up the good work,
D-Lo
oh yeah. American bitttern spotted by a volunteer and photographed by me. Only our 2nd record.
200+ White-throated Sparrows showed up at Garret Mt. as well as 20 + Hermit Thrushes and 20+ yellow-rumped Warblers. New arrivals included Blue-headed Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Black-throated Green Warbler, Orchard Oriloe. Definitely a good flight of new migrants into Garret Mt. all morning long. By noon many had left the park continuing Northward.