Morning Flight - Tuesday, October 23, 2018

There were birds in the air this morning, but they were overwhelmingly headed towards the point on today’s SW winds! Finches dominated the flight today, with American Goldfinches (510), Purple (112) and House Finches (84), and Pine Siskins (26) all heading south past the count today. 

Migration counters appreciate species with uber-distinct flight styles.
Meadowlarks are no exception. 

460 American Robins also flew south, but warblers were few and far between with only 112 southbound Yellow-rumps and handfuls of Palm and Blackpoll. Some cooperative Eastern Meadowlarks, another foot-level Brown Creeper, a late Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and a juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker winging its way down the shore were the bonus highlights of the morning.

Red-headed Woodpecker over Black Scoter.
Not too many places where you can take that photo. 

As always, you can find our official count totals on Trektellen here, and our complete eBird checklist of the day’s observations here.

Bring on the next day!