tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13931888792995798922024-02-19T21:01:43.685-05:00View from the FieldSeasonal ResearchTom Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01062115065349093185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2573125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-2730130849966009642019-08-24T21:47:00.000-04:002019-08-24T21:47:21.356-04:00Morning Flight - Saturday, August 24, 2019Riding off the excitement of yesterday's flight, I was hoping for another big flight this morning. While overall numbers were down from yesterday, diversity was fantastic! Once again the flight was dominated by American Redstarts, which contributed 275 individuals to our overall total. Yellow Warblers were also fairly numerous with 56 northbound, and a handful of Northern Waterthrush and Black-and-White Warblers rounded out the more common Warbler migrants. We had a few notable single birds as well, including Canada (our 3rd of the season; a nice change from 2018 which had none), Prothonotary and Blue-winged Warbler.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our third Canada Warbler of the season! Photo by Daniel Irons</td></tr>
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We had a handful of new arrivals today, including our first of season Baltimore Orioles and Scarlet Tanager. A couple Red-eyed Vireos dipped across the gap, and some Empidonax flycatchers gave brief views as they darted through the Phragmites on the Dike. Slightly more notable were three Great Crested Flycatchers. This species is scarce as an active migrant past the dike, and most years only get two or three. This morning was another good day for Gnatcatchers, with 65 total. We're well over 350 of these little blue puffballs for the season, it'll be interesting to see how many we end up with in September.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baltimore Orioles made their first appearance this morning. Photo by Daniel Irons</td></tr>
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Rounding out the count today were Eastern Kingbird and Bobolink, both showing up in numbers once again. Massive swarms of Kingbirds can be a challenge to count, but there's nothing quite like watching hundreds of them swirl over the trees to the south. Numbers today were similar to yesterday, with about 180 total kingbirds. Bobolinks were less numerous than yesterday but still showed up, with about 50 total northbound birds.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Kingbirds put on quite a show this morning! Photo by Daniel Irons</td></tr>
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<br />Tomorrow is looking like another solid day, with more northerly winds and a fantastic radar setup already.<div>
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Jerald Rebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753833137494007427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-13973335952572347812019-08-23T21:37:00.002-04:002019-08-23T21:37:46.568-04:00Morning Flight - Friday, August 23, 2019Once again, I must apologize for the lack of recent posts; the past week has been very quiet, with nothing notable to blog about. The tide is shifting now though, with a fresh cold front rolling in tonight, so here's hoping for plenty of busy mornings to come!<br />
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Winds were somewhat northerly last night, though a bit more out of the east than I would have liked. The potential existed for a decent flight, but I wasn't sure if the birds would follow through. Fortunately they did, and today was the best morning of the season so far! The first half hour was relatively slow, with just a handful of Yellow Warblers and Northern Waterthrush, but things kicked into high gear about twenty minutes after sunrise. A calling Upland Sandpiper flew by at close range around 6:45, and the Warblers weren't far behind!<br />
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Over the course of the morning we counted over 650 northbound American Redstarts, with some striking adult males mixed in among the more subtly beautiful female types. While Redstarts were the stars of the show for sure, Yellow Warblers also showed up with a total of 46 counted. Mixed in with the big two species were a few less common Warblers, the most notable being singles of Worm-eating (our third for the season) and Canada.<br />
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Diurnal migrants are moving through in large numbers now, and we had flocks of both Eastern Kingbird and Bobolink numbering in the hundreds. The Warblers will always be my favorite morning flight species, but there's nothing quite like the spectacle of a Kingbird flock swarming over the forest!<br />
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More north winds are forecast tonight, this time with a solid cold front. Looking forward to another hopefully fantastic morning tomorrow!<br />
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See you in the field!<br />
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Jerald RebJerald Rebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753833137494007427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-13625082216261445652019-08-12T20:29:00.001-04:002019-08-12T20:29:54.090-04:00Morning Flight - Monday, August 12, 2019Hi all! Sorry for the lack of updates recently; we had a couple quiet days and then I was out of commission over the weekend due to a sprained ankle (major thanks to our amazing count coordinator, Tom Reed, for filling in for me during that time!).<br />
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This morning started out pleasantly cool and calm, but unfortunately no winds = no birds so the count period was pretty quiet. A couple Northern Waterthrush and American Redstart, along with a single Yellow Warbler, comprised the entirety of this morning's Warbler flight. Singles of Eastern Kingbird and Orchard Oriole rounded out the passerines.<br />
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The Delaware Bay featured a bit of activity this morning, with several hundred Laughing Gulls visible through the gap at all times. Mixed in with this flock were all of the more common Tern species, and a single Black Tern was certainly the highlight of the morning! Another highlight came in the form of sixteen Brown Pelicans, which flew in circles for a bit before departing to the north.<br />
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I suspect that tomorrow will be another quiet morning with south winds overnight. Wednesday is looking a bit more promising, after some light NW winds on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.<br />
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See you in the field!<br />
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Jerald Reb<br />
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<br />Jerald Rebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753833137494007427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-79272999048332963562019-08-04T10:55:00.001-04:002019-08-04T10:55:16.882-04:00Morning Flight - August 3-4, 2019The past two mornings have featured very little in the way of active migration due to poor winds. Hopefully that will change in the near future, but in the meantime at least we have plenty of Yellow Warblers to keep us company! Their buzzy "zeep" calls are certainly one of the most iconic sounds of early fall migration.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Warblers are still our most numerous migrant by far</td></tr>
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Diversity is slowly increasing; yesterday we added our first Prothonotary Warbler of the season, and American Redstarts are a daily occurrence in small numbers. Both Waterthrushes are also trickling through, but it won't be long now until the floodgates are opened and Northern becomes one of our most common migrants! Bobolink and Eastern Kingbird will also be coming through in much larger numbers in just a few short weeks.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first photographed American Redstart of the fall! There's a couple thousand more where that came from!</td></tr>
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While migrant songbirds are slowly picking up, there are still plenty of locals to enjoy! This morning a Yellow-billed Cuckoo (certainly one of my favorite birds) sang for a solid ten minutes from the woods below the Dike. Indigo Buntings sing their cheerful songs from seemingly every other reed, and Swallows of various species continue to feed on the plentiful insects. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Indigo Buntings are abundant in the Phrag surrounding the Dike</td></tr>
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With south winds predicted for the next few days we'll probably have a few more low-density days before any sort of larger movement, but they're coming for sure! Fingers crossed that the NW winds forecast for next weekend make it through!</div>
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Jerald Rebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753833137494007427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-2459662044533215672019-08-02T22:06:00.001-04:002019-08-02T22:06:30.659-04:00Morning Flight - Friday, August 2, 2019While overall numbers were certainly down from yesterday, a slight increase in diversity made for a fun flight this morning! Our first American Redstarts of the season zipped through the phrag early on; in just a few weeks these sleek little Warblers will be moving through in the thousands! Both species of Waterthrush flew by at several points throughout the morning, providing a fun ID challenge. Louisiana's won't be around for too much longer, so we'll do our best to savor every one! The Yellow Warbler flight from yesterday continued this morning, with a total of 14 northbound birds.<br />
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Non-Warbler migrants were few and far between this morning, but several Orchard Orioles made close passes over the phragmites, and singles of Bobolink and Eastern Kingbird made their way on to the count as well. Shorebirds are continuing to hang out in the small pool atop the dike, mostly Semipalmated Sandpipers with a handful of Spotted Sandpiper and Short-billed Dowitchers. Two calling Whimbrels flew up the canal this morning, certainly one of my favorite waders!<br />
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You never know what might fly by on these early season days, so come on up to the Dike and try your luck! These low-density mornings offer a great learning experience as well, allowing plenty of time to study baseline species like Yellow Warbler.<br />
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See you in the field!<br />
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Jerald RebJerald Rebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753833137494007427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-35117929220412979402019-08-01T21:05:00.000-04:002019-08-01T21:17:16.846-04:00Morning Flight - Thursday, August 1, 2019Hello everyone, and welcome to the Fall 2019 migration count season! It seems strange to be talking about fall while most people are still enjoying their summer vacations, but birds don't subscribe to our views of the seasons and there are plenty of songbirds already winging their way south.<br />
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This morning provided evidence of that fact with a solid flight of Yellow Warblers, a fitting way to kick off the season! Over the course of the morning we tallied over fifty of the bright little Warblers as they redirected and flew north, away from the daunting Delaware Bay crossing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of the 50+ Yellow Warblers we counted this morning</td></tr>
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While the Yellow Warblers were the undisputed highlight of the morning, there were a few other migrant species sprinkled in in smaller numbers. A lone Northern Waterthrush (a prominent feature in early September mornings) was a nice sign of flights to come. Two Orchard Orioles were fun to see; this species is an early season migrant and will be all but gone by the end of August. We'll certainly try to enjoy them while they last!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallows like this Tree Swallow were abundant around the Dike this morning, though most lacked any strong migratory direction</td></tr>
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Local birds (AKA future migrants) also put on a show this morning, with dozens of Swallows zipping by. Indigo Buntings are still singing their hearts out from the Phragmites, and American Goldfinches are zooping around in display flights as this is still the middle of their breeding season.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Goldfinches are still performing display flights on the daily</td></tr>
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With one day behind us, we still have an entire season of great things to come! The south winds predicted for the next week may not provide us with any strong movements, but there's always something fun happening on the Dike! You can check out our daily Morning Flight totals on the New Jersey Audubon website at <a href="https://njaudubon.org/watches/morning-flight/">https://njaudubon.org/watches/morning-flight/</a>. Huge thanks to our sponsors: Swarovski Optik and Actions@EBMF, and thank you to Trektellen for our continued partnership.<br />
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See you in the field!<br />
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Jerald RebJerald Rebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753833137494007427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-59105033318581278902018-12-29T20:16:00.000-05:002018-12-29T20:16:43.067-05:00Avalon Seawatch - 2018 Season in ReviewHi everyone!<br />
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Here's a brief breakdown of some Seawatch totals and highlights for the <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/site/totals/1747/2018">2018 season</a>!<br />
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Black Scoter - <b>280,462</b> [<b>Highest season total ever</b>]<br />
Surf Scoter - 114,909<br />
Red-throated Loon - 59,828<br />
Northern Gannet - 33,812<br />
Double-crested Cormorant - 129,478<br />
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<b>Rarities (north + south):</b><br />
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Cackling Goose - 1<br />
Ross's Goose - 1<br />
King Eider - 3<br />
Harlequin Duck - 4<br />
Pacific Loon - 1<br />
Cory's Shearwater - 5<br />
Manx Shearwater - 10<br />
shearwater sp. - 3<br />
Red-necked Grebe - 9<br />
Brown Booby - 1<br />
Piping Plover - 1<br />
Marbled Godwit - 1<br />
Black-legged Kittiwake - 20<br />
Little Gull - 1<br />
Arctic Tern - 1<br />
Pomarine Jaeger - 4<br />
Long-tailed Jaeger - 1<br />
Razorbill - 2530<br />
large alcid sp. - 1259<br />
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<b>Other Notable Totals (south):</b><br />
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Northern Pintail - 947 on <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181016">10/16</a> [highest single day total ever]<br />
Common Eider - 266 [third highest season ever]<br />
Long-tailed Duck - 3528 [highest season since 1997]<br />
Red-breasted Merganser - 995 [second lowest season ever]<br />
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 68 on <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181012">10/12</a> [second highest single day total]<br />
American Oystercatcher - 177 on <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181012">10/12</a> [highest single day total ever]<br />
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A huge thanks to all the visitors who visited the Seawatch this season, to Swarovski for providing the amazing optics, and to Tom Reed for all his help this season!<br />
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Best,<br />David Weber<br />
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<br />David Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385156675544611980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-1844928207947394352018-12-24T20:00:00.000-05:002018-12-24T20:00:59.562-05:00Seawatch - December 17-22The final week of the Seawatch! And what a week it was. We had a massive flight of Razorbills; the largest in Seawatch history. We also topped off the season with a few rarities! Here are the totals per day:<br />
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<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181217">December 17: 1610</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181218">December 18: 2768</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181219">December 19: 2617</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181220">December 20: 1695</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181221">December 21: 71</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181222">December 22: 4369</a><br />
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Tom Reed had some excellent birds on Monday and Tuesday, with a Canvasback, two Harlequin Ducks, a late Laughing Gull, and 6 Black-legged Kittiwakes. There was also an excellent Long-tailed Duck flight on Tuesday the 18th, with 804 southbound birds. <br />
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Wednesday had a couple Mute Swan fly north past the jetty, a scarce bird at the Seawatch, a southbound Ruddy Duck, and a Red-necked Grebe. And the last day of the Seawatch, the 22nd, had two jaegers--one a Pomarine and another left unidentified.<br />
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But undoubtably the highlight of the week was the massive Razorbill flight that occurred. Here are the nu<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">mbers of both southbound and northbound birds, adding together both closer definite Razorbills and distant large alcid sp. (which are almost certainly all Razorbill):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Monday the 17th: 9 south, 220 north</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Tuesday the 18th: 713 south, 113 north</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Wednesday the 19th: 455 south, 108 north</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Thursday the 20th: 6 south, 59 north</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Friday the 21st: 0 (fogged in)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Saturday the 22nd: 2067(!!!) south, 27 north</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I even went back out at sunrise the day after the count ended to see if the movement continued, and Tom Reed the day after that:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday the 23rd: 453 south</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday the 24th: 298 south</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">That's an unprecedented total of over 4500 actively migrating alcids in 8 days! (To put that in perspective, the highest season total for Razorbill before this week was 86!) And with over 2000 on the last day of the count, along with 1000 Northern Gannets, the last day was certainly memorable!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">That's a wrap on another great season! Stay tuned for a season overview and wrap-up!</span></span><br />
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David Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385156675544611980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-62126285566183965532018-12-19T20:40:00.000-05:002018-12-19T20:40:01.677-05:00Seawatch - December 10-16What started off as a good week with good scoter movement and diversity ended as a very slow week with little movement. Here are the totals:<br />
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<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181210">December 10: 4532</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181211">December 11: 2675</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181212">December 12: 970</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181213">December 13: 1584</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181214">December 14: 648</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181215">December 15: 396</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181216">December 16: 606</a><br />
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Tom Reed had a good Monday and Tuesday highlighted by a Razorbill, Cackling Goose, Red-necked Grebe, and a Black-legged Kittiwake, along with a couple thousand scoters. The rest of the week afterward, however, was very slow with very little movement. Check out the individual day totals to see more details!<br />
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Stay tuned for our last week of the count! As a little sneak preview, we've had at least a couple Razorbills so far...<br />
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David WeberDavid Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385156675544611980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-75240508885947645412018-12-12T21:08:00.001-05:002018-12-12T21:08:13.754-05:00Seawatch - December 3-9, 2018Unlike last week, this week was much more consistent with west and northwesterly winds all week and 2-4 thousand birds. Here're the totals for the week:<br />
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<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181203">December 3: 4904</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181204">December 4: 3204</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181205">December 5: 2102</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181206">December 6: 2690</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181207">December 7: 2221</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181208">December 8: 3477</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181209">December 9: 2372</a><br />
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Tom Reed had very diverse days on the 3rd and 4th, highlighted by a Ross's Goose, Canvasback and Redheads, a Common Merganser, 3 Razorbills, 2 King Eiders, a Harlequin Duck, a Red-necked Grebe, and even a late Least Sandpiper and an American Woodcock coming in off the ocean.<br />
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Wednesday the 5th was relatively slow but brought a Humpback Whale and another Harlequin duck. The 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th all brought 100+ Long-tailed Ducks each day. The 8th had another small push of scoters, with 1000+ Black Scoters and 300+ Surf Scoter.<br />
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There are some east winds in the forecast, so make sure to keep track of what shows up at the Seawatch!David Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385156675544611980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-9849452095221356812018-12-08T20:54:00.001-05:002018-12-08T20:54:16.806-05:00Seawatch - November 26 - December 2, 2018The days are becoming much more hit and miss as we enter December. The difference between east wind and west wind days is more noticeable, but there's always something moving here at the Seawatch! Check out our totals from this past week:<br />
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<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181126">November 26: 6140</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181127">November 27: 3177</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181128">November 28: 976</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181129">November 29: 3572</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181130">November 30: 12,024</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181201">December 1: 9093</a><br />
<a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181202">December 2: 373</a><br />
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The most exciting news from this week is that <b>we have officially broken the record for the highest season count of Black Scoter!!! </b>Those who were following along last year know that last year was the record high count of Black Scoter as well, with around 264,000. Well, at the end of this week, we already have <b>270,000</b>! How many will we end the season with? Keep checking in to the blog to find out!<br />
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Rare birds of the week include Little Gull, 5 Razorbill, and a Pomarine Jaeger. The highlight of the week was definitely the flight of November 30th, with 12,000 total birds! I had 4500 Black Scoter that day, which officially put us over last year's single season record of Black Scoter, along with nearly 1400 Surf Scoter and 1100 Surf/Black Scoters. Not to mention 2300 Red-throated Loons and 100 Long-tailed Ducks! For a late November day, there were certainly lots of scoter!<br />
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There weren't too many other standout days, so be sure to check out each day's count to see what I'm not mentioning! <br />
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Good birding!David Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385156675544611980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-6247236737629800022018-12-06T19:09:00.001-05:002018-12-15T08:27:21.892-05:00 Hawkwatch - End of Season Summary - 53,399 Raptors & More!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">September was filled
with a smattering of unseasonably hot days. The warm temperatures mixed with
east and southeast winds to create lulls in the numbers of raptors detected
daily. There was one catch to the less-than-favorable conditions... while these
winds often keep many soaring raptors to the north (farther away from Cape May
Point) they also bring raptors that might be migrating over the ocean into view
from the hawkwatch. Despite these challenging winds, this season racked up the
second highest seasonal Osprey count (6064 individuals) and second highest
seasonal Peregrine Falcon count (1520 individuals) in the history of the Cape
May Hawkwatch! Both of these raptors are known for migrating over both land and
bodies of water. These species are sometimes seen at first light hauling across
Delaware Bay, and they can also be seen midday soaring high overhead with the
other raptors. A total of 11,986 raptors were counted throughout September.
Early morning songbird flights of warblers and other long-distance songbird
migrants wowed visitors all month long.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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many cool days supported by north and northwest winds. On October 12th, the
largest American Kestrel count ever documented in Cape May took place. These
beautiful falcons were already aloft by twilight, migrating through the early morning
skies of violet and black. By day's end, 5,406 American Kestrels had been
tallied. Watching them was mesmerizing. Counting them was exhilarating.
Witnessing that day's migration felt like a dream. Fourteen of the 15 Golden
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was filled with many cool days and northwest winds. We experienced numerous
exciting flights of Red-tailed Hawks and Red-shouldered Hawks. Northern Goshawk
numbers increased as the month progressed. All of the 17 Northern Goshawk documented
this fall were seen in November. A strong Bald Eagle flight continued from the
previous two months, tallying 921 individuals for the season. This is the
highest Bald Eagle total ever compiled in Cape May hawkcounting history. A
total of 6,205 raptors were counted in November. A grand total of 15 species of
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places to study raptors and non-raptors alike. One of the pleasures of the Cape
May Hawkwatch is its proximity to the ocean as well as its placement at the end
of a prominent peninsula. Forests and marshes to our north offer shelter and
food for a rich variety of birds migrating through the area. Beyond the tip of
Cape May Point is the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, which bring many offshore-dwelling
birds into view. Just beyond the hawkwatch platform is Bunker Pond, an
important source of food and fresh water to many waterfowl and shorebirds
making their way through. The adjacent habitats of Cape May Point State Park
are home to many year-round and migrating bird species. The overall bird migration
this season lived up to its claim to fame! The annual "inundation" of
Yellow-rumped Warblers and high-flying American Robins took place. Swirling
murmurations of Tree Swallows took our breath away as they flocked together for
safety or merely took a break from eating the rich supply of bayberries. It is
a great challenge putting this spectacle into words. These flights of birds
will change the way you see the outdoors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a noteworthy part of this fall's highlights. Busy flocks of Purple Finches
poured through the skies earlier on, followed by several Red Crossbills,
Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, Pine Siskins, and thousands of American
Goldfinches. Throughout the season we also witnessed Sandhill Cranes flying by,
a rare but annual treat for the area. A Little Gull was documented in November,
only to be followed by a Black-headed Gull!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and the world around us is ever-changing. This year marked the 43rd season
of the Cape May Hawkwatch. Us hawk counters do what we do for the love of bird
migration and for the love of contributing to a better understanding of birds.
A special shout out goes to Count Coordinator Tom Reed for his using his
expertise and skills as a relief counter. The 53,495 raptors counted this fall
will take their place in the long-term analysis of population trends. This
season total represents the highest raptor count since 1999. The camaraderie of
everyone coming together has again made this such a special place. Birds bring
us together, and it has been a pleasure experiencing this migration with
everyone who reads the blog and visits the hawkwatch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Erik Bruhnke<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Erik Bruhnkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378593281848742920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-44581963145911331732018-11-29T22:52:00.001-05:002018-11-29T22:52:50.486-05:00Hawkwatch - Sunday-Tuesday November 25-29, 2018The past few days have been filled with a mix of weather conditions. Earlier in the week we had southeast winds and rainy conditions. The more-recent past few days have been filled with strong winds out of the west and northwest. These winds can really funnel birds into the area. Today, November 29th, there were 178 birds tallied from the hawkwatch... a solid raptor count for a late November day. It will be interesting to see what raptors show up tomorrow.<br />
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Tomorrow is the last day of the 2018 Cape May Hawk Watch. Stop by and bring your binoculars for a fun time to enjoy the migration, natural beauty of the area, and to reminisce about the many fun times earlier in the fall. It would be great to see you tomorrow!<br />
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Good hawkwatching,<br />
Erik BruhnkeErik Bruhnkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378593281848742920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-10202196117691771672018-11-27T19:11:00.001-05:002018-11-27T19:11:34.413-05:00Seawatch - November 19-25, 2018The past week had several good days with 10,000+ birds, consisting of a lot of Red-throated Loons and scoters! Here's the weekly breakdown (including northbound birds):<br />
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November 19: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181119">18,923</a><br />
November 20: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181120">15,627</a><br />
November 21: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181121">4,548</a><br />
November 22: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181122">3,517</a><br />
November 23: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181123">14,618</a><br />
November 24: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181124?sc=0">10,071</a><br />
November 25: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181125">5,005</a><br />
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Rarities this week included a King Eider, a Black-legged Kittiwake, and a Pomarine Jaeger, as well as some Common Mergansers and two Canvasbacks, which are unusual past the Seawatch. Also very interesting were a Common Redpoll north past the Seawatch on the 19th and an American Woodcock coming in off the ocean on the 22nd. The 19th and 20th had big Red-throated Loons days, with 6400 and 8200 respectively. The 23rd and 24th had over 5000 and 6000 scoters respectively. <br />
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Check out the links above to see the exact totals!David Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385156675544611980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-26121978928213627012018-11-24T21:09:00.000-05:002018-11-24T21:09:00.333-05:00Hawkwatch - Saturday, November 24, 2018Blustery east winds kept many raptors at bay, both figuratively and literally. East winds slow down the rate of raptors approaching the southernmost tip of New Jersey, and keep them a little north of us where they attempt to cross the Delaware Bay. Several Red-tailed Hawks and Red-shouldered Hawks made an appearance, as did a greater number of Sharp-shinned Hawks. It was a slower day overall for migration. The hawkwatch ended up closing at 2:30pm today due to rain.<div>
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Erik Bruhnkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378593281848742920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-63735787168605815692018-11-23T23:28:00.001-05:002018-11-23T23:28:18.469-05:00Hawkwatch - November 20-23, 2018Recent northwest winds and a strong cold front have brought many raptors our way. Kettles of Red-shouldered Hawks and Red-tailed Hawks are continuing to push through. Solid Bald Eagle numbers are expanding our Bald Eagle season totals; the highest Bald Eagle count in the history of the Cape May Hawk Watch. Two Northern Goshawk made an appearance this morning; one of them perching within 50 feet of the hawkwatching platform! Bunker Pond almost froze over entirely last night. It's been a brisk and bird-filled past few days. <div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile Northern Goshawk perched nearby!</td></tr>
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Erik Bruhnke</div>
Erik Bruhnkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378593281848742920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-88308101538445671752018-11-23T19:40:00.002-05:002018-11-23T19:40:59.739-05:00Seawatch - November 12-18, 2018Sorry for the delay in getting out the blogs! Here are the numbers for last week:<br />
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November 12: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181112">31,943</a><br />
November 13: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181113">9,440</a><br />
November 14: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181114">6,750</a><br />
November 15: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181115">13,145</a><br />
November 16: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181116">6,518</a><br />
November 17: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181117">7,612</a><br />
November 18: <a href="https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181118">16,016</a><br />
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Tom Reed had an excellent day on Monday the 12th, with over 1000 Green-winged Teal, over 10,000 scoters, over 4000 Red-throated Loons, and a good gull movement consisting of over 600 Laughing Gulls and over 1000 Ring-billed Gulls. There was also an excellent diversity of ducks, with 21 species! Tuesday the 13th was quite a bit slower for Tom, but was headlined by a Red-necked Grebe, a Razorbill, and even a Gray Seal! The 2116 southbound Black Scoters made up the majority of Tuesday's flight.<br />
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Wednesday the 14th was even slower than the previous day, but was highlighted by a flock of 31 Tundra Swans, another Red-necked Grebe, a few late Black Skimmers and a late Osprey, and a close Common Goldeneye. The day was dominated, as most days this week were, by Red-throated Loons, with 1762 throughout the day. <br />
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Thursday the 15th had strong easterly winds, which produced 3560 Surf Scoter and 4683 Black Scoter. Not to be forgotten, 2073 Red-throated Loons were in the mix as well. Also of note was a nice movement of over 300 scaup, 771 Green-winged Teal, and a Razorbill.<br />
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Friday the 16th was quite different, with only a few hundred loons and scoters each, but with a late push of 1770 Double-crested Cormorants and 1224 Laughing Gulls! A late Brown Pelican was seen heading north toward Sea Isle and 10 Common Eider were seen going south.<br />
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Saturday the 17th was dominated by Red-throated Loons, with 3436 tallied. Nearly 1000 Black Scoter and over 400 Surf Scoter were counted along with a smattering of gulls and ducks in small numbers. A diverse but low number day overall.<br />
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Sunday the 18th had straight north winds and was quite cold in the morning (37 degrees), causing a good movement of scoters and loons. 5174 Black Scoter, 3175 Surf Scoter, and 38 White-winged Scoters kept the day very busy, while a solid 3648 Red-throated Loons made the day hectic at time! It's often hard to keep track of everything when a wave of loons totaling upwards of 500 birds comes through all in a few minutes! (Not to mention how tired my clicker hand gets!) A big shoutout to Chris Payne, previous Montclair Hawkwatcher and fresh off a season at the Florida Keys Hawkwatch, for helping count scoters while I was busy with loons.<br />
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That's all for last week! I encourage you to take a look at the individual numbers for each day, and stay tuned for this week's summary!<br />
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Good birding,<br />David Weber<br />
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<br />David Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385156675544611980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-4979395884487393582018-11-19T20:32:00.004-05:002018-11-19T20:33:04.929-05:00Hawkwatch - Monday, November 19, 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Erik Bruhnkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378593281848742920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-35618378911920130762018-11-18T23:20:00.000-05:002018-11-19T20:33:21.922-05:00Hawkwatch - Sunday, November 18, 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Erik Bruhnkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378593281848742920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-57005314880809046282018-11-17T22:35:00.001-05:002018-11-17T22:35:26.851-05:00Hawkwatch - Friday & Saturday, November 16 & 17, 2018<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This flock of Sandhill Cranes flew right over the hawkwatch!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second of three Northern Goshawk seen today.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-headed Gull walking around the parking lot on Friday morning!</td></tr>
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<br />Erik Bruhnkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378593281848742920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-16802101051250249732018-11-16T00:24:00.000-05:002018-11-17T22:51:52.776-05:00Hawkwatch - Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, November 14, 15, 16, 2018Howling east winds mixed with sleet and rain have put a damper on the day's migration. A few hardy raptors pushed through before the elements took hold.<br />
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Yesterday, Wednesday, was a thrilling late-fall day to scan the skies at the Cape May Hawk Watch. A steady stream of buteos moved throughout the entire day. An incredible movement of 15,683 American Robins and 5,404 American Goldfinches flooded the air with their presence. Within the first hour after daybreak a Common Redpoll and Lapland Longspur flew over the hawkwatch. Lines of Northern Gannets and Red-throated Loons streamed by over the Delaware Bay. Birds were all over the place. By the end of the day, 475 raptors were tallied from the hawkwatch.<br />
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Northern Goshawk are a late-season treat to witness in Cape May. Often times you have to put in the hours to see them, as they are very uncommon. This is the time of the fall when they can show up, especially after strong and forceful cold fronts move through.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the spectacular stars of the day... a Juvenile Northern Goshawk!</td></tr>
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Tomorrow's forecast is blustery northwest winds and clearing skies. The heavy snowfall that took place well north of us could spark an interesting flow of migration in the days to come.<br />
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See you at the hawkwatch!<br />
Erik Bruhnke<br />
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<br />Erik Bruhnkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378593281848742920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-25260870782974903462018-11-15T11:15:00.003-05:002018-11-15T11:15:41.958-05:00Morning Flight - Thursday, November 15, 2018 (the final day!)<span id="docs-internal-guid-1a4f14cc-7fff-29b4-3052-ae98180590c2"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.1599999999999997; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Although the scoter peak is behind us, the duck action still provided welcome company much the same way that shorebirds did back at the start of the season. 43 Hooded Mergansers, 12 Black Ducks, 7 Wood Ducks, 4 Greater Scaup and a Long-tailed Duck were the bonus waterfowl highlights. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After this surprising amount of activity for two hours, the count was ended by icy rain! We still had a northbound Blackpoll Warbler today, which I consider a fitting end to a stellar count season (at least in the latter half). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As always, you can find our official count totals on Trektellen <a href="http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1746/20181115">here</a>, and our complete eBird checklist of the day’s observations <a href="https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49948596">here</a>. </span></div>
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12022088984094259569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-8105228846380083392018-11-15T10:09:00.001-05:002018-11-15T10:09:37.982-05:00Morning Flight - Wednesday, November 14, 2018<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.1599999999999997; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wow, what a great morning for the penultimate day of the count! Moderate NW winds and overcast skies characterized the scene from the dike this morning, and a quiet first fifteen minutes were soon met with a busy flight of American Robins and American Goldfinches. The robins started out strong as expected, but goldfinches weren’t waiting until the late morning to move in numbers and comprised a significant part of the flight early on. We finished with 12,800 American Robins for the morning, another solid flight for the season that puts us at 78,000 northbound individuals for the season! </span></div>
<b id="docs-internal-guid-f6a472be-7fff-681d-ec72-525e98783f2e" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goldfinches, however, did not taper off and instead only increased in magnitude! I estimated that the average flock size coming by was 40, and there were a few 100+ ones too! Flocks came wave after wave over the impoundments and the far treeline, with a bonus line low along the leeward side of the dike. American Goldfinches have continually outdone themselves this season, and while they were not counted at the onset of the count, this is certainly an exceptional season: we finished with 13,996 northbound birds!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">60 Pine Siskins and 38 Purple Finches accompanied the goldfinches, but House Finches were notably absent from the flight this morning. Yellow-rumped Warblers made a final push, as 518 of them went north past the dike. The bonus highlights of the morning were a flock of 21 Tundra Swans (a new species for the dike hotspot), and two Fox Sparrows, which are not annual for the count.</span></div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As always, you can find our official count totals on Trektellen <a href="http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1746/20181115">here</a>, and our complete eBird checklist of the day’s observations <a href="https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49943276">here</a>. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12022088984094259569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-19612103317141738992018-11-13T18:17:00.001-05:002018-11-13T18:17:22.866-05:00Seawatch - November 7-11, 2018This past week was another great week, full of thousands and thousands of birds! Several days consisted mostly of distant birds thanks to westerly winds, but Friday the 9th had strong east winds that allowed for lots of very close birds! <br />
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Northbound + southbound totals:<br />
<a href="http://trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181107"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Wednesday: 14,353</a><br />
<a href="http://trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181108">Thursday: 21,915</a><br />
<a href="http://trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181109">Friday: 22,143</a><br />
<a href="http://trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181110">Saturday: 9,267</a><br />
<a href="http://trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181111">Sunday: 10,266</a><br />
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Wednesday the 7th had a nice push of 2400+ Red-throated Loons and a nice 89 Bufflehead, but was otherwise dominated by many distant north and south bound scoter flocks, with a decent total of 4500+ southbound scoters.<br />
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Thursday the 8th had 12,000 southbound scoters thanks to more northly winds, a late push of 4440 Double-crested Cormorants, and over 1100 Laughing Gulls. 37 White-winged Scoters was a nice increase in White-winged numbers, as was 52 Long-tailed Ducks.<br />
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Friday the 9th had an excellent 22,000 birds thanks to strong 20mph east winds. 15,000 Black Scoter, 3300 Surf Scoter, and 42 White-winged Scoters were tallied, demonstrating how excellent of a flight there is in early November on east winds. 71 Greater Scaup, a few Redhead, and over 100 Green-winged Teal highlighted some of the diversity this day. Our morning flight counter, Andrew Dreelin, stopped by (as it was his day off), and he took some phenomenal photos that really showcase the close proximity of the primary flight line. <a href="https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49830255">CHECK IT OUT!</a><br />
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Saturday the 10th was much slower, with only around 3500 scoters, mostly very distant, but highlighted by 4 Tundra Swans, over 100 Bufflehead, and 1700 cormorants.<br />
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Sunday the 11th was busy in the morning and slow for the rest of the day, but the day was really carried by an excellent 588 Bufflehead, 143 Long-tailed Duck, 10 Horned Grebes, a Pied-billed Grebe, and two more Tundra Swans. There was also an nice evening scoter flight during the last 1-2 hours of the day, dominated mostly by Surf Scoter. Remember, the morning (and sometimes the last hour before sunset) is always the busiest, and coming out midday could make you think that the Seawatch doesn't have many birds!<br />
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Another week at the Seawatch, another 70,000 birds! Make sure to get on out soon while we are still at our peak! East winds or the morning after a cold snap should be very fruitful!<br />
<br />David Weberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13385156675544611980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393188879299579892.post-81246773535058128092018-11-13T13:34:00.000-05:002018-11-13T13:34:21.368-05:00Morning Flight - Tuesday, November 13, 2018Rained out! Here's hoping for some birds on tomorrow's overnight NW winds!<br />
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For now, data proofing.<br />
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Bring on the next day!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12022088984094259569noreply@blogger.com0