Comments on: Heavy migration on northwest winds http://www.woodcreeper.com/2008/09/30/heavy-migration-on-northwest-winds/ We're tracking bird migration over New Jersey using Doppler radar and a community of diehard birdwatchers Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:58:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob Fanning http://www.woodcreeper.com/2008/09/30/heavy-migration-on-northwest-winds/comment-page-1/#comment-33527 Rob Fanning Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:35:22 +0000 http://www.woodcreeper.com/?p=835#comment-33527 Saw my first Blue-headed Vireo of the fall at the Celery Farm. Also a latish Redstart, Ind. Bunting, Nashville. Noticeable increase in Yellow-rumps. Re Palms: I noticed the same thing with seeing Westerns first, now I'm mostly seeing Easterns/Yellow Palms. Saw my first Blue-headed Vireo of the fall at the Celery Farm. Also a latish Redstart, Ind. Bunting, Nashville. Noticeable increase in Yellow-rumps.
Re Palms: I noticed the same thing with seeing Westerns first, now I’m mostly seeing Easterns/Yellow Palms.

]]> By: Susan Treesh http://www.woodcreeper.com/2008/09/30/heavy-migration-on-northwest-winds/comment-page-1/#comment-33514 Susan Treesh Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:17:42 +0000 http://www.woodcreeper.com/?p=835#comment-33514 I birded the Rutgers Display Gardens on Cook for about an hour before work. Unfortunately, due to not yet being back on Standard Time, the sun was only starting to bring species out beginning around 8 am. Black-throated green warblers were present - I counted 5 and I'm sure there were more; also saw singleton B-H vireos, parula, palm. The local breeders were very active as well, lots of chippies. But it was just starting to get good at 8:15 and I had toleave shortly thereafter. I birded the Rutgers Display Gardens on Cook for about an hour before work. Unfortunately, due to not yet being back on Standard Time, the sun was only starting to bring species out beginning around 8 am. Black-throated green warblers were present – I counted 5 and I’m sure there were more; also saw singleton B-H vireos, parula, palm. The local breeders were very active as well, lots of chippies.

But it was just starting to get good at 8:15 and I had toleave shortly thereafter.

]]> By: Richard Aracil http://www.woodcreeper.com/2008/09/30/heavy-migration-on-northwest-winds/comment-page-1/#comment-33509 Richard Aracil Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:38:03 +0000 http://www.woodcreeper.com/?p=835#comment-33509 There were big numbers of Palm Warblers today in Bronx, NY's Pelham Bay Park. I'm pretty sure I saw both eastern and western forms in the mix. It seems to me that the first Palm Warblers I saw this season were all western while easterns started coming through a week or two later. Wondering what other people are noticing. There were big numbers of Palm Warblers today in Bronx, NY’s Pelham Bay Park. I’m pretty sure I saw both eastern and western forms in the mix. It seems to me that the first Palm Warblers I saw this season were all western while easterns started coming through a week or two later. Wondering what other people are noticing.

]]> By: Tom Reed http://www.woodcreeper.com/2008/09/30/heavy-migration-on-northwest-winds/comment-page-1/#comment-33504 Tom Reed Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:58:42 +0000 http://www.woodcreeper.com/?p=835#comment-33504 Strong nocturnal flight from what I could hear on the Cook campus between midnight and 1 last night- both warblers and sparrows in the mix. Notable were good numbers of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (sometimes 5+/minute) and interestingly, Green Herons (at least 7 or 8 in the 45 minutes I was out). A friend at Cornell also reported a strong flight there, and oddly enough also made note of good numbers of RBGR's and GRHE's. FOS Dark-eyed Junco on campus this morning. peace tr Strong nocturnal flight from what I could hear on the Cook campus between midnight and 1 last night- both warblers and sparrows in the mix. Notable were good numbers of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (sometimes 5+/minute) and interestingly, Green Herons (at least 7 or 8 in the 45 minutes I was out). A friend at Cornell also reported a strong flight there, and oddly enough also made note of good numbers of RBGR’s and GRHE’s.

FOS Dark-eyed Junco on campus this morning.

peace
tr

]]> By: Sandra Keller http://www.woodcreeper.com/2008/09/30/heavy-migration-on-northwest-winds/comment-page-1/#comment-33503 Sandra Keller Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:25:46 +0000 http://www.woodcreeper.com/?p=835#comment-33503 I went out in the afternoon hoping for a stray Merlin somewhere in Gloucester County. I had two. As for a morning flight, can't tell what came in yesterday or what this morning - Tues. But had in order of abundance: WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS - maybe 10 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS - single digits PALM WARBLERS - single digits PARULAS - 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREO TENNESEE WARBLER BLACK and WHITE WARBLER BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER MAGNOLIA WARBLER BLACKPOLL WARBLER LINCOLN'S SPARROW The rest of those were one each. Next up - Thurday morning?? I went out in the afternoon hoping for a stray Merlin somewhere in Gloucester County. I had two. As for a morning flight, can’t tell what came in yesterday or what this morning – Tues. But had in order of abundance:
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS – maybe 10
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS – single digits
PALM WARBLERS – single digits
PARULAS – 2
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
TENNESEE WARBLER
BLACK and WHITE WARBLER
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
BLACKPOLL WARBLER
LINCOLN’S SPARROW
The rest of those were one each.
Next up – Thurday morning??

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