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Lighthouse Point, New Haven , 7/30/10 Cold Front + North Winds

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semismart9@aol.com
Fri, Jul 30, 2010 8:38 PM

Today seemed to be just like an early Fall Hawkwatch day, no clouds, cold front and North wind. Red-Wing Blackbirds already moving out.

Bill Banks

Subject: eBird Report - Lighthouse Point, New Haven , 7/30/10

Location:    Lighthouse Point, New Haven
Observation date:    7/30/10
Notes:    Thursday night Cold Front, plus North winds, and no clouds...just
like a late August Hawkcount day, except no hawks. The 3 Osprey were quite high
and cruising to the West, so maybe they were going. About 75 % of the Red-wing
Blackbirds looked to be either Female or immature.
Number of species:    28

Mallard    3
Double-crested Cormorant    5
Great Blue Heron    1
Osprey    3
Herring Gull    5
Great Black-backed Gull    4
Rock Pigeon    5
Mourning Dove    12
Chimney Swift    2
Belted Kingfisher    1
American Crow    4
Fish Crow    5
Purple Martin    3
Tree Swallow    29
Bank Swallow    4
Barn Swallow    95
White-breasted Nuthatch    1
Carolina Wren    1
American Robin    10
Northern Mockingbird    1
European Starling    15
Cedar Waxwing    3
Northern Cardinal    1
Bobolink    14
Red-winged Blackbird    770
Common Grackle    55
Brown-headed Cowbird    20
American Goldfinch    10

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Today seemed to be just like an early Fall Hawkwatch day, no clouds, cold front and North wind. Red-Wing Blackbirds already moving out. Bill Banks Subject: eBird Report - Lighthouse Point, New Haven , 7/30/10 Location: Lighthouse Point, New Haven Observation date: 7/30/10 Notes: Thursday night Cold Front, plus North winds, and no clouds...just like a late August Hawkcount day, except no hawks. The 3 Osprey were quite high and cruising to the West, so maybe they were going. About 75 % of the Red-wing Blackbirds looked to be either Female or immature. Number of species: 28 Mallard 3 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 3 Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 4 Rock Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 12 Chimney Swift 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 American Crow 4 Fish Crow 5 Purple Martin 3 Tree Swallow 29 Bank Swallow 4 Barn Swallow 95 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 1 American Robin 10 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 15 Cedar Waxwing 3 Northern Cardinal 1 Bobolink 14 Red-winged Blackbird 770 Common Grackle 55 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 American Goldfinch 10 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)