For the first time this morning, I donned a sweatshirt. Apparently, I wasn't the only one acknowledging the past cold front; the composition of birds, too, took notice that fall was in the air. Today's excellent morning flight showed characteristic signs of the transitioning season. Northern Flickers (9) finally showed up today; Palm Warblers (51) were in double-digits for the first time this September; and hummingbirds (1), Yellow Warblers (17), and Northern Waterthrushes (35) were in reduced numbers compared to earlier season flights. Despite some reduction in species' numbers, the warbler flight today was exceptional (1304 warblers of 21 species), and included season-high counts of Northern Parula (298), Cape May Warbler (20), and Black-and-white Warblers (56).
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Northern Flicker - 9
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 4
Empidonax flycatcher - 2
Eastern Kingbird - 24
Red-eyed Vireo - 21
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 56
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 16
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Cedar Waxwing - 403
Tennessee Warbler - 5
Nashville Warbler - 1
Northern Parula - 298
Yellow Warbler - 17
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3
Magnolia Warbler - 5
Cape May Warbler - 20
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 26
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
Black-throated Green Warbler - 4
Blackburnian Warbler - 2
Pine Warbler - 2
Prairie Warbler - 3
Palm Warbler - 51
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 37
"Baypoll" Warbler - 5
Black-and-white Warbler - 56
American Redstart - 444
Ovenbird - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 35
Canada Warbler - 1
warbler sp. - 286
Scarlet Tanager - 9
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 3
Indigo Bunting - 7
Bobolink - 233
Baltimore Oriole - 3
Purple Finch - 3
Total = 2100
