Comments on: Heavy migration into the Mid-Atlantic last night

By: Sandra Keller

Sandra Keller — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:28:36 +0000

Excellent morning today in Cumberland County. I didn’t start birding until 8:45AM either. Nothing still flying, most stuff settled in for the morning. Some highlights – and I did miss stuff since I didn’t get there early. For example, Brian J. had 6 PARULAS. I had none. Anyway, some numbers from myself in the 4 hours I had birding down here:
1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
10 or so FLICKERS
2 EASTERN WOOD PEWEES
40 or so EASTERN PHOEBES
1 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
ROBINS and CATBIRDS – many migrants.
1 WHITE-EYED VIREO
1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO
1 RED-EYED VIREO
1 TENNESSEE WARBLER
2 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS
1 BLACK-THROATED BLUE
8 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
1 BLACK-THROATED GREEN
1 PRAIRIE WARBLER
1 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
3 BLACKPOLLS
10 BLACK and WHITE WARBLERS
2 REDSTARTS
20 or so COMMON YELLOWTHROATS
3 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS
30 or so SAVANNAH SPARROWS
the usual other sparrows like CHIPPING, FIELD, and SWAMP but in low numbers
2 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS
1 BALTIMORE ORIOLE

By: Wendy and Stuart Malmid

Wendy and Stuart Malmid — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:19:42 +0000

Went to Sandy Hook this morning and unfortunately there were very few birds around. Best we heard of was a Connecticut Warbler in the garden which we were unable to relocate. In all we had 9 sp. of warbler with Yellow-rumped being a multiple all the rest single bird tallies. No sparrows to speak of either. When you only have 1 RC Kinglet you know things are going to be really slow.

By: Simon Lane

Simon Lane — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:13:21 +0000

Liberty State Park: dawn – 7.45
Only a smattering of migrants (it was cool and early), with some birds still arriving as I had to leave.
Lincoln’s Sparrow x 2
WT Sparrows
Swamps, Chipping
BH Vireo
Magnolia, Redstart, Phoebes
Just a few Palms and Yellow-rumps