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| [Northern Parula looking for trouble. Photo by Tom Reed.] |
A large flight over the Mid-Atlantic largely avoided Cape May, thanks to newly-established easterly winds. Small parties of warblers and other passerines flew past and over the dike at various heights and in various directions. The highlight of the observation period was a Connecticut Warbler at the start of the 3rd hour.
Weather and time: mostly cloudy and mild; winds north to east at 5–10mph; very good visibility; 0635 sunrise; 3.25 hours. Observer: Tom Reed.
Morning Flight Count totals:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 2
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 49
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 27
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 4
Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 40
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 20
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 11
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 4
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 4
warbler sp. (Parulinae sp.) 21
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 1
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 1
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) 2
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 36 southbound, 41 northbound
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