Morning Flight - 13 October 2012

Oddly, today's flight (2023 birds) ended with a virtually identical total to yesterday's (2026 birds).  However, the composition of the flight was considerably different.  For the first time this year, American Robins (637) broke triple-digits, at last announcing their arrival.  Yellow-rumped Warblers (701) flew in only modest numbers, despite the passage of a chilling cold front and north winds.  Another large flight of White-breasted Nuthatches (7) was registered, making a total of 22 for the year (already the second-highest season total, well above the average of 9).  The other highlight, aside from a nifty flight of predominantly Golden-crowned Kinglets (30), was a flock of 23 Eastern Meadowlarks (among the season high count of 32 birds).    

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 8

Northern Flicker - 23

Red-breasted Nuthatch - 133
White-breasted Nuthatch - 7
Brown Creeper - 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 30
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4
kinglet sp. - 3

American Robin - 637
American Pipit - 2

Cedar Waxwing - 80
Tennessee Warbler - 1
Northern Parula - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 3

Yellow-rumped Warbler - 701

Palm Warbler - 20
Blackpoll Warbler - 7

warbler sp. - 255

Chipping Sparrow - 2
Savannah Sparrow - 2
Dark-eyed Junco - 13
Eastern Meadowlark - 32
Rusty Blackbird - 4
Purple Finch - 16

Pine Siskin - 33

Total = 2023