It happened again! Here’s the radar from 7:00pm last night through 5:00am this morning.
Frames are every 1/2 hour. Click on the thumbnail to view the full-sized animation.
Winds across the region remained northerly last night (although they were expected to turn more northeasterly), the moon was large, and the sky was clear, setting the stage for heavy migration across the entire Eastern Flyway. While some birds clearly left NJ last night, the combined influx of new birds between the last two flights should result in a net gain of individuals at most locations this morning. Again, tried and true migration hotspots will be the best pics (Mike, maybe try heading down the ridge instead of up at the north end at Garret Mt.?) such as Chimney Rock (NJ). Even Sandy Hook today should be better than yesterday, as the winds offshore are northerly this morning and birds could be clearly seen migrating over Long Island last night. Cape May should also have a good morning flight, and the Delaware Bay shore should be hopping with birds at first light and continue throughout the morning as birds at the point redirect into better habitat.
Make sure to come back and let us know what you saw!
Good Birding
David
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6 responses to “Another big flight over the entire region”
LSP – 12 warbler SP
Finally! – Connecticut!!
No great numbers overall
Warbler diversity was up here in Somerset as well.
Black-and-white
American Redstart
Magnolia
Black-throated Blue
Blue-winged
Common Yellowthroat
Also of note was a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and an Eastern Phoebe (which have been absent for weeks now)
Also interesting were the apparently inflated numbers of Eastern Towhees around the property… their “toweee” call was a constant during my entire 1-hour walk around the property… I’m assuming they made up a good portion of the flight in over this part of the state.
Keep the reports coming!
Cheers
David
Had much better luck than yesterday. 9 species of warblers at the Celery Farm today incl. Blue-winged (late), Tennessee, 3+ Yellow, BT Green, Parula. Also RT Hummer, RB Grosbeak, Ind. Bunting, Sharpie, Coop. Heard RB Nut, Bobolink, etc. A nice day!
The Delaware Bayshore in Cumberland County was indeed hopping with birds! Between what was flying early and what had settled down to feed, the predominant species were EASTERN PHOEBE, empi FLYCATCHERS, REDSTARTS, PARULAS, BLACK and WHITE WARBLERS.
Went back to CF during lunch and added about 13 more species incl. Magnolia, RE Vireo (3), Green Heron, Killdeer, Swift (40+), RC KINGLET (possibly my earliest fall arrival) and SPOTTED SAND (my latest CF record by nearly a month!)
Rutgers Eco. Preserve in Piscattaway had Blk Th. Green, Am Redstart , Common Yellowthroat , Eastern Pheobe , E. Towhee , Ruby-thr. Hummingbird in only 25 minutes of birding at lunchtime. I’m still hoping for Pileated Woodpecker there someday but I see no big cavities and I don’t think they nest in there.