Today was the third consecutive 1000+ morning flight. And although it may have seemed rather tame compared to the past two mornings, it was still excellent: 839 warblers of 16 species. The morning also featured yet another triple-digit Red-breasted Nuthatch tally (213) - the third-highest daily total thus far; there seems to be an inexhaustible supply of these little guys. The honors for bird-of-the-flight, however, go to Indigo Bunting (75), which flew out en masse this morning! This shoots the season total up to 257, with today accounting for nearly a third of those birds. Finally, after spotting my first Pine Siskins (4) in Cape May 9/29, today's 32 seemed like a rather quick increase.
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4
Yellow-belled Sapsucker - 3
Northern Flicker - 17
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 3
Eastern Phoebe - 3
Red-eyed Vireo - 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 213
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3
kinglet sp. - 1
kinglet sp. - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 1
Catharus sp. - 1
American Pipit - 1
Catharus sp. - 1
American Pipit - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 85
Tennessee Warbler - 9
Nashville Warbler - 2
Northern Parula - 119
Yellow Warbler - 2
Magnolia Warbler - 2
Cape May Warbler - 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 74
Black-throated Green Warbler - 11
Blackburnian Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 110
Blackpoll Warbler - 81
Black-and-white Warbler - 26
American Redstart - 37
Northern Waterthrush - 3
Connecticut Warbler - 1
warbler sp. - 357
Scarlet Tanager - 2
Savannah Sparrow - 6
Clay-colored Sparrow - 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 3
Indigo Bunting - 75
Bobolink - 1
Baltimore Oriole - 1
Baltimore Oriole - 1
Pine Siskin - 32
Total = 1310
Other highlights included 10 Black Scoters, 8 Surf Scoters, and, not-to-be-forgotten, 140 northbound Blue Jays.
Other highlights included 10 Black Scoters, 8 Surf Scoters, and, not-to-be-forgotten, 140 northbound Blue Jays.
