10/15 New Haven, Lighthouse Point hawk watch - There was a major landbird fight this morning. Diurnal migrants moved through in big numbers during the first few hours of light. The flight included:
One Wood Duck, 10 Common Loons, 7 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 1,600 Tree Swallows, 115 Blue Jays, 35 AMERICAN PIPITS, 1,200 American Robins, 650 Red-winged Blackbirds, 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, 750 House Finches, 600 PURPLE FINCHES..
The woods and edges were crammed with typical October migrants including several BROWN CREEPERS and numerous Golden-Crowned Kinglets, White-throated Sparrows and Yellow-rumped Warblers. There were several WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and a somewhat late BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. Among other species noted were Winter Wren and Blackpoll Warbler.
A late-developing hawk flight produced 227 raptors, including 6 imm. Bald Eagles. Most of the birds were in the afternoon. There were also 2 Common Ravens.
>From Greg Hanisek et al.
10/15 New Haven, Lighthouse Point hawk watch - There was a major landbird fight this morning. Diurnal migrants moved through in big numbers during the first few hours of light. The flight included:
One Wood Duck, 10 Common Loons, 7 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 1,600 Tree Swallows, 115 Blue Jays, 35 AMERICAN PIPITS, 1,200 American Robins, 650 Red-winged Blackbirds, 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, 750 House Finches, 600 PURPLE FINCHES..
The woods and edges were crammed with typical October migrants including several BROWN CREEPERS and numerous Golden-Crowned Kinglets, White-throated Sparrows and Yellow-rumped Warblers. There were several WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS and a somewhat late BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER. Among other species noted were Winter Wren and Blackpoll Warbler.
A late-developing hawk flight produced 227 raptors, including 6 imm. Bald Eagles. Most of the birds were in the afternoon. There were also 2 Common Ravens.
