The winds switched direction and changed the nature of the flight today. Today, birds were flying both north and south which made the flight more challenging to count. For instance, 30 Northern Waterthrushes were counted in redetermined migration (heading north), but 20 were seen flying the other direction. Rumors reached us of good numbers of Blue-winged Warblers elsewhere at Higbee, but only one flew out today. Other highlights include 2 Black Terns, the first Ovenbird of the season, 2-3 Louisiana Waterthruses, and two Dickcissels.
Eastern Kingbird - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 7
American Robin - 9
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Cedar Waxwing - 9
Blue-winged Warbler - 1
Yellow Warbler - 22
Blackburnian Warbler - 1
Prairie Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler - 6
American Redstart - 35
Ovenbird - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 30
Louisiana Waterthrush - 2
Northern/Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 (probable LOWA)
warbler sp. - 23
Dickcissel - 2
Bobolink - 12
Total = 165
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| Ovenbird (Photo by Sam Galick) |
Other sightings include a moderate south-bound flight of Eastern Kingbirds (159) and Bobolinks (127).
