Morning Flight - 16 August 2013

This morning there was hardly a flight, though it was highlighted and dominated by a good showing of juvenile American Robins (48) as well as a few juvenile Northern Mockingbirds. You can't complain about having six species of warbler in flight though! Veeries were heard last night in Cape May Point, and a couple were seen at the base of the dike this morning. A Hooded Warbler was seen in the fields of Higbee Beach. One of the locally fledged Bald Eagles made a great appearance today, and one of the local adult parents of that bird showed itself as well pirating fish from Ospreys over the bay. The dike continues to be one of the best spots in the morning to see them. 

Some unsettled weather is ahead of us for the next couple days, perhaps allowing for some migrants to slip in fly past. After that the wind appears to a have a consistent component of South in it, so we might still get to have some slow & warm August days ahead of us. 

55° F
N @ 5-10 MPH
Clear conditions

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 4
Eastern Kingbird - 30
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 11
American Robin - 48
Northern Mockingbird - 4
Cedar Waxwing - 24
Yellow Warbler  13
Prairie Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 3
Worm-eating Warbler - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 5
Canada Warbler - 1
Bobolink - 19
Baltimore Oriole - 2
Orchard Oriole - 5

Total: 171

A full eBird checklist is here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14935976

Juvenile American Robin

Prairie Warbler

Juvenile Northern Mockingbird

Juvenile Cedar Waxwing

Juvenile Bald Eagle