This morning saw a nice change of pace from the species diversity mix that has been regular at the dike for a week or so; Blackpoll Warblers were fairly dominant today, with buzzy "zeet" notes ringing out from the airspace over Higbee all morning. Parulas and Palms were nicely represented as well, though American Redstarts have started their noticeable downward slide into October oblivion. A naked eye flyby Connecticut Warbler was frustrating from a photographic perspective - as soon as it was upon us, it was past, offering only the not-so-coveted view of undertail coverts and deep belly zipping away in a straight line. One of these days...
Location: Cape Island--Higbees Beach SWA--Dike
Observation date: 9/23/10
Notes: only birds apparently engaged in morning flight were reported on this checklist; also, an American Bittern was flying around the dike when I arrived pre-dawn
Number of species: 28
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 25
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 18
American Robin 3
Tennessee Warbler 1
Northern Parula 59
Chestnut-sided Warbler 8
Magnolia Warbler 5
Cape May Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 43
Blackpoll Warbler 46
Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler 31
Black-and-white Warbler 5
American Redstart 13
Northern Waterthrush 8
Connecticut Warbler 1
warbler sp. 48
Savannah Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 5
Bobolink 5
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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