Morning Flight, Saturday, 9 September 2017

Often the best thing a day after a really large and awesome flight like the 15,000 show of yesterday is ANOTHER wonderful flight! Today was only a fraction of that magnitude but that's ok, that means there's still a really prominent and impressive flight to talk about.
One tenth the American Redstarts today meant there were still over 1,200 of them! Great numbers of Eastern Wood-Pewee (30) and Scarlet Tanager (35) were seen. Whereas yesterday Tennessee, Chestnut-sided, and Magnolia were really hitting high numbers (but still with 22, 31, and 26 respectively), today was marked with good peaks of Ovenbird (16), Cape May (40) and Black-throated Green Warblers (25). There were Alder Flycatchers, Philadelphia Vireos, and even TWO Golden-winged Warblers!!

Click here for the list.

Thanks to all who helped, and again to Tom Johnson for the beautiful images presented...

Cedar Waxwings were moving north in larger flocks today.

It was a flycatcher bonanza! Here, Eastern Wood-Pewee.

And also impressive for how many Scarlet Tanagers flew.

Ovenbird doesn't fly so much normally so to see 16 is a big treat!

The real excitement bird--Golden-wing!

And 'our warbler' the Cape May