Extremely high winds overnight and this morning reduced the Morning Flight to a trickle, with a handful of Yellow-rumped Warblers and some Blackpoll Warblers braving the inhospitable conditions. 2 southbound Cattle Egrets were the species highlight, and a Black-throated Green Warbler flying out was the passerine highlight. There was also a good movement of Black Scoters coming out of Delaware Bay, and one flock was accompanied by a male Greater Scaup.
This Yellow-rumped Warbler dropped onto the Dike this morning and foraged out of the strong wind for several minutes before taking even more cover in the surrounding vegetation.Location: Cape Island--Higbees Beach SWA--Dike
Observation date: 10/15/10
Number of species: 20
Greater Scaup 1
Black Scoter 450
duck sp. 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Cattle Egret 2 N->S over Platform.
Black Vulture X
Turkey Vulture X
Osprey X
Sharp-shinned Hawk X
Cooper's Hawk X
American Kestrel 3
Merlin 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 1000
Barn Swallow 3
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 18
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 52
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler 11
warbler sp. 26
sparrow sp. 1
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