Morning Flight, 27 August, 2015

Today, let's talk numbers!

Species number
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
7
Downy Woodpecker
2
Olive sided Flycatcher
1
Empidonax sp.
4
Eastern Kingbird
664
Red-eyed Vireo
9
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
14
Catharus sp.
4
American Robin
6
Northern Mockingbird
2
Cedar Waxwing
270
Ovenbird
4
Worm-eating Warbler
2
Louisiana Waterthrush
1
Northern Waterthrush
58
Waterthrush sp.
3
Blue-winged Warbler
1
Black-and-white Warbler
178
Tennessee Warbler
5
Nashville Warbler
1
Common Yellowthroat
1
American Redstart
599
Cape May Warbler
6
Northern Parula
3
Magnolia Warbler
8
Blackburnian Warbler
8
Yellow Warbler
57
Chestnut-sided Warbler
8
Black-throated Blue Warbler
19
Prairie Warbler
1
Black-throated Green Warbler
3
Canada Warbler
1
warbler sp.
460
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1
Dickcissel
2
Bobolink
139
Baltimore Oriole 
127
House Finch
12
House Sparrow
8

There's the partial list of species counted today.  Wow!  The vast majority happened in just the first hour!  Wow!  The vast majority happening in just the first hour!  With over 1,400 warblers of 20 species, 664 Eastern Kingbirds, and 127 Baltimore Orioles, the late-August magic was working.  It was fun to see fantastic birds like 4 Common Nighthawks, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and 2 Dickcissels.  

Tomorrow is sure to be a good flight as well, and we will have everything up and running on the real-time hosted by Specteo at: https://raptor.specteo.com/cape-may-bird-observatory/morning-flight/

See you at dawn where Tom Reed will be the official counter!

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