Morning Flight - 14 September 2013

Today was a moderate flight that held a high diversity. Twenty-four species of warblers with American Redstart and Northern Parula being the most abundant. Palm and Blackpoll Warblers were in their largest numbers yet this fall. There was also a decent number of Red-eyed Vireos, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Scarlet Tanagers. The flight was heavy, at times, during the first hour after sunrise.

48° F
N @ 5-10 MPH
Clear conditions

Eastern Wood-Pewee - 11
Empidonax Flycatcher - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 10
Red-eyed Vireo - 20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 18
Cedar Waxwing - 233
Tennessee Warbler - 4
Nashville Warbler - 6
Northern Parula - 94
Yellow Warbler - 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 5
Magnolia Warbler - 13
Cape May Warbler - 19
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 29
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2
Pine Warbler - 1
Prairie Warbler - 1
Palm Warbler - 16
Bay-breasted Warbler - 4
Blackpoll Warbler - 30
"Baypoll" Warbler - 8
Black-and-white Warbler - 7
American Redstart - 132
Ovenbird - 2
Northern Waterthrush - 13
Connecticut Warbler - 3
Wilson's Warbler - 2
Canada Warbler - 1
warbler sp. - 53
Scarlet Tanager - 9
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 7
Indigo Bunting - 3
Dickcissel - 2
Bobolink - 370
Baltimore Oriole - 2
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 1
Cerulean Warbler - 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1

Total: 1,144

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Scarlet Tanager