Morning Flight – 16 September 2014

Since it rained today and no migrants were tallied at Morning Flight, even after the rain stopped, let's recap the action from yesterday's memorable flight. 5,156 birds were totaled but 86% (4,459) of these came in less than one hour. This first hour included 2,482 American Redstart and 967 warbler sp. or species. Northern Parula, Black-and-white Warbler, and Northern Waterthrush were also notably abundant with 298, 118, and 96 respectively for that first hour. With the intent to count the magnitude accurately and ID as much as possible this flight was very challenging to tackle. Special thanks to Sam, Louise, and Michael for the vital help. It was a thrilling great time!

The highest September counts for numbers and diversity can often fall in the middle of September. The Morning Flight has been going on now from 16 August-16 September. Below is a tallying of the numbers thus far.

	Total	Max	Max Date
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	133	33	17-Aug
Belted Kingfisher	6	3	13-Sep
Red-headed Woodpecker	0	0	16-Aug
Red-bellied Woodpecker	3	1	24-Aug
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	0	0	16-Aug
Downy Woodpecker	8	3	18-Aug
Hairy Woodpecker	0	0	16-Aug
Northern Flicker	23	20	15-Sep
Eastern Wood-Pewee	10	4	15-Sep
Alder Flycatcher	1	1	6-Sep
Least Flycatcher	1	1	15-Sep
Empidonax sp.	3	1	24-Aug
Eastern Phoebe	2	1	12-Sep
Great-crested Flycatcher	38	36	12-Sep
Western Kingbird	0	0	16-Aug
Eastern Kingbird	1,693	346	29-Aug
Warbling Vireo	2	1	4-Sep
Philadelphia Vireo	4	1	4-Sep
Red-eyed Vireo	51	8	15-Sep
Horned Lark	0	0	16-Aug
Red-breasted Nuthatch	1	1	29-Aug
White-breasted Nuthatch	0	0	16-Aug
Golden-crowned Kinglet	0	0	16-Aug
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	1	1	15-Sep
kinglet sp.	0	0	16-Aug
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	223	57	18-Aug
Catharus sp.	3	3	15-Sep
American Robin	34	16	29-Aug
Northern Mockingbird	12	6	3-Sep
American Pipit	0	0	16-Aug
Cedar Waxwing	1,971	316	7-Sep
Blue-winged Warbler	8	2	12-Sep
Tennessee Warbler	41	22	15-Sep
Orange-crowned Warbler	0	0	16-Aug
Nashville Warbler	9	3	14-Sep
Northern Parula	738	391	15-Sep
Yellow Warbler	450	85	15-Sep
Chestnut-sided Warbler	43	11	29-Aug
Magnolia Warbler	57	20	12-Sep
Cape May Warbler	51	12	28-Aug
Black-throated Blue Warbler	166	58	15-Sep
Yellow-rumped Warbler	5	3	15-Sep
Black-throated Gray Warbler	1	1	29-Aug
Black-throated Green Warbler	13	6	15-Sep
Blackburnian Warbler	16	5	15-Sep
Pine Warbler	3	1	24-Aug
Prairie Warbler	17	3	18-Aug
Palm Warbler	165	66	12-Sep
Bay-breasted Warbler	6	2	4-Sep
Blackpoll Warbler	53	24	12-Sep
"Baypoll" warbler	15	7	12-Sep
Cerulean Warbler	0	0	16-Aug
Black-and-white Warbler	378	177	15-Sep
American Redstart	4,865	2,631	15-Sep
Prothonotary Warbler	8	1	16-Aug
Worm-eating Warbler	11	4	16-Aug
Ovenbird	9	3	15-Sep
Northern Waterthrush	686	147	10-Sep
Louisiana Waterthrush	3	1	17-Aug
Connecticut Warbler	3	2	15-Sep
Common Yellowthroat	16	14	15-Sep
Hooded Warbler	1	1	15-Sep
Wilson's Warbler	6	2	4-Sep
Canada Warbler	3	2	29-Aug
warbler sp.	1,464	1,006	15-Sep
Summer Tanager	2	1	29-Aug
Scarlet Tanager	23	9	15-Sep
Chipping Sparrow	0	0	16-Aug
Clay-colored Sparrow	0	0	16-Aug
Vesper Sparrow	0	0	16-Aug
Lark Sparrow	0	0	16-Aug
Savannah Sparrow	0	0	16-Aug
White-crowned Sparrow	0	0	16-Aug
Dark-eyed Junco	0	0	16-Aug
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	15	9	15-Sep
Blue Grosbeak	20	3	29-Aug
Indigo Bunting	58	7	25-Aug
Dickcissel	5	1	24-Aug
Bobolink	4,349	1,724	4-Sep
Eastern Meadowlark	0	0	16-Aug
Rusty Blackbird	0	0	16-Aug
Orchard Oriole	3	2	16-Aug
Baltimore Oriole	241	130	29-Aug
Purple Finch	2	2	15-Sep
Pine Siskin	0	0	16-Aug
House Finch	460	77	18-Aug
American Goldfinch	79	39	4-Sep
House Sparrow	67	16	21-Aug