Morning Flight - 20 September 2012

Today's flight was very reminiscent of warbler flights from earlier this week (9/16 and 9/17), with 398 individuals of 17 species.  And once again, Northern Parulas (103) hovered around the century-mark.  There was a noticeable uptick in Palm Warbler (75) numbers while Northern Waterthrushes (4) were down-right scarce today.  Red-breasted Nuthatches (85) staged another good flight and sparrows/buntings were also more evident, with the best flight of Indigo Buntings (26) thus far.  Not a single Eastern Kingbird was seen today - perhaps the first miss this year for that species on a flight day.  Likewise, Ruby-throated Hummingbird (3) and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (3) numbers are rapidly diminishing.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 5
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Philadelphia Vireo - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 24
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 85
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 3
American Robin - 8
Cedar Waxwing - 23
Tennessee Warbler - 4
Northern Parula - 103
Yellow Warbler - 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2
Magnolia Warbler - 3
Cape May Warbler - 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
Black-throated Green Warbler - 3
Blackburnian Warbler - 1
Pine Warbler - 2
Palm Warbler - 75
Blackpoll Warbler - 6
"Baypoll" Warbler - 4
Black-and-white Warbler - 16
American Redstart - 47
Northern Waterthrush - 4
Connecticut Warbler - 1
warbler sp. - 96
Scarlet Tanager - 2
Savannah Sparrow - 3
Chipping Sparrow - 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4
Blue Grosbeak - 3
Indigo Bunting - 26
Bobolink - 2
Purple Finch - 1

Total = 598

Northern Parula (Photo by Sam Galick)

Chestnut-sided Warbler (Photo by Sam Galick)

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Photo by Sam Galick)