Morning Flight, 30 August 2017

On what was mostly a coool (feels like 55 in August!) and dreary-low-cloud kind of day, was still really neat to witness atop the Higbee/CM canal mud impoundment known fondly as "the dike". Following the passing of a small but rangy tropical system that went north of us a still gray and windy morning. There wasn't a flight for most neotropical species but it was an interestingly and relatively strong day for Cedar Waxwing, hirundids (swallows), and Bobolink.

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Morning Flight, 29 August 2017

Rain was prevalent through most of the early morning and no count was conducted. Ten Northern Waterthrush were observed at the base of and along the road to the dike.
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Morning Flight, 28 August 2017

The winds weren't too favorable but remained light in intensity, and the high pressure air and clearer conditions certainly seemed to play a part to the birds' flight activities today. Chimney Swift, Barn Swallow, American Redstart, and others, certainly displayed a significant-enough magnitude and activity of flight. The swifts and swallows likely lifted from roost early in the day or pre-dawn, whilst the warblers and the other migrants could have been continuing to travel through the night, or newly picking up after a short break on the ground. 

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Morning Flight, 27 August 2017

There was another breath of coastal songbird migration with light NNE winds the preceding nighttime.  The winds continued to be light and steady straight through dawn and slow but consistent passage of birds occurred for about 90 minutes.  It had some exciting moments like an Ovenbird going streaking by at nearly our feet!


Species
Count today
Season total
Season maximum
North
South
North
South
North only
Date(s)
31
2
325
53
87
08/27
10
0
83
16
30
08/27
2
0
51
11
12
08/20
1
0
4
4
3
08/27
1
0
3
0
3
08/27
2
0
27
3
7
08/24
1
0
6
1
3
08/19
4
0
249
109
51
08/24
3
0
17
4
8
08/27
92
16
529
434
254
08/27
1
0
3
0
3
08/27
40
0
458
15
135
08/20
1
0
4
1
3
08/27
28
2
275
48
83
08/27
1
0
41
4
9
08/25
15
0
218
16
52
08/25
100
0
1915
50
622
08/20
1
0
5
0
3
08/27
1
0
22
0
8
08/24
1
0
21
1
5
08/24
1
0
4
0
3
08/27
16
0
360
590
67
08/20
15
137
1140
1278
316
08/24


Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Photo by: Glen Davis

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Morning Flight, 26 August 2017

For this morning, in Cape May, many neotropical migrants hit and stuck at certain locations, like throughout the woods and edges of Higbee Beach WMA.  And up on the dike there was a fun and interesting flight to behold. 



Species
Count today
Season total
Season maximum
North
South
North
South
North only
Date(s)
30
0
238
47
37
08/23
28
1
53
16
28
08/26
1
4
45
11
12
08/20
173
18
839
324
386
08/20
6
0
22
3
7
08/24
35
0
237
109
51
08/24
2
0
6
6
2
08/20
5
2
9
4
5
08/26
203
40
275
386
203
08/26
35
0
342
15
135
08/20
2
0
35
9
12
08/20
0
3
54
123
27
08/20
67
0
182
21
67
08/26
2
0
3
0
2
08/26
44
2
192
43
48
08/25
2
0
38
4
9
08/25
37
1
173
16
52
08/25
1
0
3
0
1
08/17
113
0
1618
50
622
08/20
6
1
13
1
6
08/26
1
0
2
0
1
08/16
2
0
19
0
8
08/24
3
1
19
1
5
08/24
1
0
1
0
1
08/26
4
0
21
5
6
08/16
61
11
320
590
67
08/20
46
92
1095
867
316
08/24
21
10
71
44
25
08/22
1
0
10
7
3
08/16
3
2
33
23
11
08/17
4
0
63
5
30
08/20
1
0
9
1
2
08/18
Northern Parula
photo by: Glen Davis

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