Morning Flight - 17 September 2013

This morning brought relief and exercise to my clicker hands- they were starting to atrophy from not using them at all yesterday. The winds started out strongly from the Northeast and by count's end went straight up North. Palm Warblers gave American Redstarts a run for their money and almost squeaked out a higher total. Soon Redstarts will have to give up the dominance trophy when they start to exit this part of the Atlantic Flyway for points further south and allow Yellow-rumped Warblers, Northern Parulas, and Palm Warblers to take over.

55° F
NE @ 5-10 MPH
Clear conditions

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Northern Flicker - 25
Empidonax Flycatcher - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 4
Red-eyed Vireo - 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 15
American Robin - 1
Cedar Waxwing - 445
Northern Parula - 51
Yellow Warbler - 1
Magnolia Warbler - 5
Cape May Warbler - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 13
Black-throated Green Warbler - 3
Pine Warbler - 1
Prairie Warbler - 3
Palm Warbler - 69
Bay-breasted Warbler - 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 13
"Baypoll" Warbler - 2
Black-and-white Warbler - 7
American Redstart - 76
Northern Waterthrush - 16
warbler sp. - 58
Scarlet Tanager - 2
Chipping Sparrow - 2
Indigo Bunting - 3
Bobolink - 56
Baltimore Oriole - 1

Total: 877

A sign of a changing season- out goes the Eastern Kingbirds, Black-and-white Warblers, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Yellow Warblers and American Redstarts. In come the protracted Northern Waterthrushes, Northern Flickers, Northern Parulas, and Palm Warblers. Unfortunately the American Redstart clicker has died! :(

Northern Parula

Cedar Waxwings