Morning Flight - 31 August 2012

The flight diminished from recent days and few birds were flying.  The overwhelming morning highlight was Cape May County's first American Golden-Plover of the fall.  A molting adult flew into the mudflats atop the dredge spoils at Higbee Beach for a few minutes before a Cooper's Hawk scattered the shorebirds.  The golden-plover took off and was last seen winging its way across the Delaware Bay.  

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2
Empidonax flycatcher - 1
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 3
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Northern Parula - 3
Yellow Warbler - 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Prairie Warbler - 1
Black-and-white Warbler - 4
American Redstart - 43
Ovenbird - 2
Northern Waterthrush - 10
warbler sp. - 12
Blue Grosbeak - 1
Baltimore Oriole - 4

Total = 98

Other identified flying objects included the B-17 Flying Fortress, P-51 Mustang, and B-24 Liberator as part of the annual AirFest at the Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW).