Hawk Watch Count 9-1-2008

Official Observer: Seth Cutright

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 8 8 8
Bald Eagle 1 1 1
Northern Harrier 1 1 1

Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 9 9
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0

Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0

American Kestrel 13 13 13
Merlin 4 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 1


Total: 38 38 38
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Morning Flight 9-1-2008

Morning Flight: 0-5 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 5
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 6
Empidonax sp.- 3
Eastern Kingbird- 35
Red-eyed Vireo- 28
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 15
American Robin- 4
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 215
Blue-winged Warbler- 1
Tennessee Warbler- 2
Northern Parula- 1
Yellow Warbler- 55
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 3
Magnolia Warbler- 7
Cape May Warbler- 18
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 23
Blackburnian Warbler- 3
Prairie Warbler- 1
Black-and White Warbler- 54
American Redstart- 338
Ovenbird- 8
Northern Waterthrush- 51
Wilson's Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 45
Scarlet Tanager- 2
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 5
Bobolink- 190
Baltimore Oriole- 86
Veery- 1

Total Birds: 1208

Morning Flight 8-31-2008

Morning Flight: 5-15 NE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 10
Eastern Wood-Pewee- 4
Emipidonax sp.- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 64
Philadelphia Vireo- 1
Red-eyed Vireo- 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 38
Cedar Waxwing- 695
Tennessee Warbler- 2
Nashville Warbler- 1
Northern Parula- 8
Yellow Warbler - 26
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 6
Magnolia Warbler- 9
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 51
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Blackburnian Warbler- 13
Prairie Warbler- 10
Black-and-White Warbler- 70
American Redstart- 850
Ovenbird- 3
Northern Waterthrush- 50
Canada Warbler- 2
Warbler sp.- 113
Scarlet Tanager- 3
Blue Grosbeak- 2
Indigo Bunting- 8
Bobolink- 257
Baltimore Oriole- 26

Total Birds: 2338

Morning Flight 8-30-2008

Morning Flight: SW 0-5 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Total Birds: 0

Morning Flight 8-29-2008

Morning Flight: ENE 5-10 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 3
Northern Waterthrush- 32
Warbler sp.- 4
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 21

Total Birds: 65

Morning Flight 8-28-2008

Morning Flight: E 5-10 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 3
Eastern Kingbird- 268
American Robin- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 34
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 9
Prothonotary Warbler- 1
Warbler sp.- 3
Bobolink- 8

Total Birds: 329

Morning Flight 8-27-2008

Morning Flight: ENE 0-5 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Glen Davis

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 4
Eastern Kingbird- 336
American Robin- 23
Cedar Waxwing- 26
Tennessee Warbler- 1
Yellow Warbler- 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Cape May Warbler- 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler- 2
Black-throated Green Warbler- 2
Prairie Warbler-1
Black and White Warbler- 5
American Redstart- 23
Prothonotary Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 8
Warbler sp.- 22
Bobolink- 106
Baltimore Oriole- 15

Total Birds: 583

Morning Flight 8-25-2008

Morning Flight: SW 0-5 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Indigo Bunting- 1

Total Birds: 1

Morning Flight 8-24-2008

Morning Flight: SSW 0-5 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Total Birds: 0

Morning Flight 8-23-2008

Morning Flight: S 0-5 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Total Birds: 0

Morning Flight 8-22-2008

Morning Flight: E 0-5 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Eastern Kingbird- 79
American Robin- 23
Cedar Waxwing- 6
Warbler sp.- 1

Total Birds: 110

Morning Flight 8-21-2008

Morning Flight:E 0-5 wind, hazy conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Eastern Kingbird- 2
American Robin- 5
Yellow Warbler- 2
Prairie Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 4
Northern Waterthrush- 3
Warbler sp.- 1
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 15

Total Birds: 34

Morning Flight 8-20-2008

Morning Flight: NE 5-10 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 5
Eastern Kingbird- 240
Warbling Vireo- 1
Red-eyed Vireo-1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 18
American Robin- 15
Northern Mockingbird- 1
Cedar Waxwing- 16
Yellow Warbler- 27
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
Blackburnian Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 21
American Redstart- 106
Prothonotary Warbler- 2
Worm-eating Warbler- 1
Ovenbird- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 6
Warbler sp.- 27
Scarlet Tanager- 1
Bobolink- 93
Baltimore Oriole- 83
Orchard Oriole- 1

Total Birds: 671

Morning Flight 8-19-2008

Morning Flight: WNW 5-10 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Don Freiday

Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 7
American Robin- 7
Cedar Waxwing- 7
Yellow Warbler- 2
American Redstart- 9
Northern Waterthrush- 2
Warbler sp.- 13
Indigo Bunting- 1
Bobolink- 11

Total Birds: 59

Morning Flight 8-18-2008

Morning Flight: SW 0-5 wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Eastern Kingbird- 31
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 3
American Robin- 7
Cedar Waxwing- 5
Yellow Warbler- 9
Prairie Warbler- 1
Black and White Warbler- 1
American Redstart- 14
Worm-eating Warbler- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 6
Warbler sp.- 6
Scarlet Tanager- 1
Bobolink- 6
Baltimore Oriole- 5

Total Birds: 96

Morning Flight 8-17-2008

Morning Flight: 5-10 WNW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 9
Empidonax sp.- 2
Eastern Kingbird- 162
Least Flycatcher- 1
Warbling Vireo- 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 49
American Robin- 22
Northern Mockingbird- 5
Cedar Waxwing- 26
Blue-winged Warbler- 4
Yellow Warbler - 77
Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
Blackburnian Warbler- 3
Prairie Warbler- 1
Black-and-White Warbler- 69
American Redstart- 414
Prothonotary Warbler- 3
Worm-eating Warbler- 9
Ovenbird- 2
Northern Waterthrush- 91
Canada Warbler- 5
Warbler sp.- 97
Blue Grosbeak- 1
Indigo Bunting- 2
Bobolink- 20
Baltimore Oriole- 32
Hooded Warbler- 1
Louisiana Waterthrush- 1
Western Kingbird- 1
Summer Tanager- 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 1
Blue Jay- 1

Total Birds: 1115

Morning Flight 8-16-2008

Morning Flight: 0-5 SSW wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 7
Eastern Kingbird- 43
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 13
American Robin- 23
Northern Mockingbird- 2
Cedar Waxwing- 12
Yellow Warbler - 37
Cape May Warbler- 1
Black-and-White Warbler- 6
American Redstart- 54
Ovenbird- 1
Northern Waterthrush- 31
Warbler sp.- 37
Indigo Bunting- 7
Bobolink- 40
Baltimore Oriole- 4
Yellow-throated Warbler- 1

Total Birds: 319

Morning Flight 08-15-2008

Morning Flight: 0-5 SSE wind, clear conditions
Counter: Sam Galick

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1
Eastern Kingbird- 10
Cedar Waxwing- 11
Yellow Warbler - 9
Northern Waterthrush- 1
Warbler sp.- 9
Dickcissel- 1
Bobolink- 8

Total Birds: 50

2007 Sea Watch Totals, Part 1

Avalon Sea Watch, New Jersey, USA
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Species 2007 Total Record Total Peak/ Date
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Red-throated Loon 70006 73704 10348/18-Nov
Common Loon 1758 5066 323/18-Nov
Horned Grebe 188 388 25/14-Nov
Northern Gannet 115291 91951+ 7685/5-Dec
Great Cormorant 79 145 14/2-Oct
Double-crested Cormorant214428 240670 21303/8-Nov
Great Blue Heron 641 1530 118/12-Oct
Great Egret 630 822 315/12-Oct
Snowy Egret 406 487 275/12-Oct
Snow Goose 5953 17146 4893/12-Oct
Brant 4288 16558 1122/12-Oct
Canada Goose 4658 23242+ 876/13-Oct
Tundra Swan 41 601 14/25-Nov
Wood Duck 451 1607+ 73/4-Nov
Gadwall 22 93+ 5/15-Oct
American Wigeon 331 1037 58/17-Oct
American Black Duck 3439 4422 278/12-Nov
Mallard 462 620+ 79/12-Nov
Northern Pintail 1167 3601+ 216/23-Sep
Green-winged Teal 6917 11024 1976/26-Oct
Ring-necked Duck 191 350 36/31-Oct
Greater Scaup 1629 2259+ 181/16-Oct

2007 Sea Watch Totals, Part 2

Avalon Sea Watch, New Jersey, USA
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Species 2007 Total Record Total Peak/ Date
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Lesser Scaup 1542 2960+ 206/2-Dec
scaup,sp. 120 3667 30
Common Eider 123 169 38/25-Nov
Long-tailed Duck 2235 4159 294/17-Nov
Black Scoter 205601 256633 74998/25-Oct
Surf Scoter 200587 208857 69928/25-Oct
White-winged Scoter 1714 6126 251/18-Nov
dark-winged scoter 16077 160828 3286/9-Oct
unidentified scoter 68830 44900 14455/25-Oct
Common Goldeneye 67 290 13
Bufflehead 2309 2428 1063/17-Nov
Hooded Merganser 323 371 78/17-Nov
Red-breasted Merganser 2860 6439 523/19-Nov
Parasitic Jaeger 126 224 14/2-Oct
Laughing Gull 39053 33222 5787/19-Oct
Bonaparte's Gull 3269 8647 1174/2-Dec
Ring-billed Gull 13349 33340+ 2328/6-Dec
Herring Gull 5471 35169 766/10-Oct
Great Black-backed Gull 1726 2490 135/27-Oct
Black-legged Kittiwake 5 201 1/16-Oct
Forster's Tern 12086 14372 1441/14-Oct
Royal tern 1282 2631 295/23-Oct