Hi all,
After a flight like yesterday's (see prior post), the next day is often underwhelming. However, last night the radar just exploded at dusk, and throughout the entire night the density was about as strong as I have ever seen it.. Winds were perfect overnight: light north to light northwest, and a light (and slightly increasing) northwest wind at dawn made for perfect conditions at the point. And then the floodgates opened once again. And there were a lot of birds, and once again, they were absolutely everywhere.
And once again, I had my new third-highest all-time count, today featuring "only" 19 species of warblers including 1 Mourning Warbler, more new records, and another amazingly diverse array of migrants.
6:14-10:30am
52F, partly cloudy and clearing, NW 7.3-NNW 14.9mph.
(With assistance from Marion Sprague who handled the flicker flight)..
52F, partly cloudy and clearing, NW 7.3-NNW 14.9mph.
(With assistance from Marion Sprague who handled the flicker flight)..
1887 unidentified *(2nd highest after yesterday!)
630 Northern Parula *(3rd highest)
550 American Redstarts
265 Cedar Waxwings
256 Northern Flickers
117 Magnolia Warblers *(new record, nearly doubling record set yesterday)
63 Black-throated Green Warblers
59 Black-and-white Warblers *(new record)
52 Yellow Warblers
49 Red-eyed Vireos *(new record)
17 Wilson's Warblers *(new record)
12 American Goldfinches
11 Least Flycatchers *(new record)
9 Nashville Warblers
7 Black-throated Blue Warblers
6 Blackburnian Warblers
6 Yellow-rumped Warblers
5 Cape May Warblers
4 Eastern Wood-Pewees *(2nd highest)
4 Philadelphia Vireos
3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
3 Eastern Phoebes
3 Blue-headed Vireos
3 American Robins
3 Bay-breasted Warblers
3 Blackpoll Warblers
2 unidentified vireos
2 Prairie Warblers
2 Tennessee Warblers
2 Chestnut-sided Warblers
2 Bobolinks
2 Red-winged Blackbirds
1 Killdeer
1 Northern Harrier
1 Mourning Dove
1 Merlin
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Kingbird
1 unidentified flycatcher
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 unidentified thrush
1 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD *(5th record)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 MOURNING WARBLER
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 Scarlet Tanager
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Rusty Blackbird
1 Baltimore Oriole (full breeding plumaged male)
630 Northern Parula *(3rd highest)
550 American Redstarts
265 Cedar Waxwings
256 Northern Flickers
117 Magnolia Warblers *(new record, nearly doubling record set yesterday)
63 Black-throated Green Warblers
59 Black-and-white Warblers *(new record)
52 Yellow Warblers
49 Red-eyed Vireos *(new record)
17 Wilson's Warblers *(new record)
12 American Goldfinches
11 Least Flycatchers *(new record)
9 Nashville Warblers
7 Black-throated Blue Warblers
6 Blackburnian Warblers
6 Yellow-rumped Warblers
5 Cape May Warblers
4 Eastern Wood-Pewees *(2nd highest)
4 Philadelphia Vireos
3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
3 Eastern Phoebes
3 Blue-headed Vireos
3 American Robins
3 Bay-breasted Warblers
3 Blackpoll Warblers
2 unidentified vireos
2 Prairie Warblers
2 Tennessee Warblers
2 Chestnut-sided Warblers
2 Bobolinks
2 Red-winged Blackbirds
1 Killdeer
1 Northern Harrier
1 Mourning Dove
1 Merlin
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Kingbird
1 unidentified flycatcher
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 unidentified thrush
1 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD *(5th record)
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 MOURNING WARBLER
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 Scarlet Tanager
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Rusty Blackbird
1 Baltimore Oriole (full breeding plumaged male)
TOTAL = 4,057 *(3rd highest)
-Derek
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Derek and Jeannette Lovitch
Freeport Wild Bird Supply
541 Route One, Suite 10
Freeport, ME 04032
207-865-6000
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