RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia
* September 7, 2005
* PAPH0907.05
* Birds mentioned:
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (extralimital)
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (nj)
Tricolored Heron
American Bittern
Blue-winged Teal
American Green-winged Teal
King Eider
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Golden Plover
Piping Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Hudsonian Godwit
Whimbrel
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
CURLEW SANDPIPER (nj)
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Laughing Gull
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Common Nighthawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Raven
Purple Martin
Wood Thrush
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Cedar Waxwing
Black-and-white Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
BlackburnianWarbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
PAINTED BUNTING (nj)
Dickcissel
Lincoln's Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD (nj)
Bobolink
Purple Finch
upcoming pelagic trip announcement
butterfly reports
Philadelphia Birdline
Date: September 7, 2005
Number: 215/567-BIRD
To Report: Armas Hill, 302/529-1876 (VOICE)
302/529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Armas Hill
Coverage: Delaware Valley, and southern New Jersey
Transcriber: Risė Hill
This is the Philadelphia Birdline, for Wednesday,
September 7th, from the Academy of Natural
Sciences in Philadelphia, and supported by a
number of bird clubs and individuals in the
region. I'm Armas Hill, glad to be back with you.
In the city of Philadelphia, these birds were
seen today at the University of Pennsylvania, in the area of the Biopond:
a WORM-EATING WARBLER in bushes near the waterfall,
a male AMERICAN REDSTART in trees near the waterfall,
and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, and COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT rounding out the WARBLERS at tht
spot in the city today, September 7th.
In another part of Philadelphia yesterday,
September 6th, at the John Heinz National
Wildlife Refuge in SW Phila, where the water
level is now low and there are extensive mudflats, SHOREBIRDS included:
lots of LEAST SANDPIPERS and KILLDEER, many
YELLOWLEGS of both species, a good number of
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and a lone RUDDY TURNSTONE.
The area should well be checked, during upcoming
days, for other SHOREBIRDS and more species.
Among SHOREBIRDS, that have been numerous
recently at the Green Lane Reservoir, in northern Montgomery County PA, these:
a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, a couple WESTERN SANDPIPERS, with the
more -common LEAST, SEMIPALMATED, and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS.
Along the Susquehanna River in southern Lancaster
County PA, at the Conejohela Flats, in Washington
Boro, there were 10 species of SHOREBIRDS this week on Tuesday, September 6th:
an adult AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 7 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS juveniles & adults, 2 juvenile
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 5 juvenile BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS, 33 LEAST SANDPIPERS mostly juveniles,
6 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS all juveniles, both
YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, and KILLDEER.
Other birds there that day included: BALD EAGLE,
OSPREY, PEREGRINE FALCON, LAUGHING GULL, CASPIAN TERN, and BLACK TERN.
West of Philadelphia, in Chester County, at the
Coatesville Reservoir, the water level is low and
there are good mudflats. This week, on Monday,
September 5th, SHOREBIRDS there included:
a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER,
over 15 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS,
2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and KILLDEER.
A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH has been there in the pines, seen on September 6th.
Elsewhere in Chester County lately, these birds
at Chamber's Lake and Hibernia Park:
OSPREY, both SHARP-SHINNED and COOPER'S HAWKS,
RED-SHOULERED HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RED-TAILED
HAWK, and KESTREL. And a MERLIN on September 4th.
Also: both YELLOWLEGS, and LEAST SANDPIPER, and
LANDBIRDS that included: CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, as many as 3
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS (at Hibernia Park), SCARLET
TANAGER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and BOBOLINK.
In Montgomery County, near Northeast
Philadelphia, at the Pennypack Trust, early this
week, there were a good number of birds in the
berry trees. Among them: PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and
these WARBLERS: MAGNOLIA, TENNESSEE, CANADA, and
BLACK-THROATED GREEN. FLYCATCHERS included
numerous PEWEES and some LEAST and WILLOW. Also
SCARLET TANAGER and BALTIMORE ORIOLE. And also in
the area, both COOPER'S and SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS.
In Delaware County PA, as of Tuesday, September
6th, at the Rose Tree Park Hawk Watch, conducted
by the Bird Club of Delaware County, 384 RAPTORS
have been tallied. Most of them have been
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 179. 32 have been BALD
EAGLES, with exactly twice that many OSPREY, 64.
Along the Kittatinny Ridge in eastern
Pennsylvania, at the hawk watch at Bake Oven Knob
on Sunday, September 4th, there were 11 species
of RAPTORS, including 3 BALD EAGLES. Other birds
there that day were a trio of RAVENS, flocks of
CEDAR WAXWINGS, PHOEBES, and both LEAST and ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS.
NIGHTHAWKS have been observed in the evening at
Haverford College, west of Philadelphia, as they
are annually this time of year in late August and
early September. On August 29th, 334 were tallied.
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES have been reported
recently at a number of places in our region.
Some have already been noted as being in
Pennsylvania. Some in New Jersey follow. In
Pennsylvania, a nice number have been seen at
various sites in Northampton County. In Lebanon
County, there was a vocal flock today at Mount
Gretna. At Hawk Mountain, along the Kittatinny,
the morning of September 5th, over 30 were
tallied, passing by on their way south.
Not too far from Hawk Mountain, at a place in
Berks County, a birder listens early in the
morning (between 5:30 & 6am) to the call-notes of
birds migrating south. On Saturday, September
3rd, during that half-hour, he heard 227 flight
calls, mostly of VEERIES, but also WOOD THRUSHES,
SCARLET TANAGERS, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS. On
Tuesday, September 6th, after 2 quiet mornings,
there were during that early-morning half-hour,
590 calls. Again, mostly VEERIES. Again WOOD
THRUSHES (about of third of the calls), and a
couple BOBOLINKS. That September 6th morning,
there were also a number of unidentified calls of birds moving south.
In Northampton County PA, this week, on Tuesday,
September 6th, in Moore Township, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW was observed.
During the last few days, in Southern New Jersey,
there have been observations of a number of "good birds" including:
a CURLEW SANDPIPER at Stone Harbor Point,
a first-year PAINTED BUNTING at Higbee Beach, Cape May,
and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER also at Higbee Beach.
Today, September 7th, among birds in the Cape May area:
SORA and MOORHEN at "the Meadows", 3 TRICOLORED
HERONS, a PIPING PLOVER seen flying out toward
the Delaware Bay on its way south, 5 not so
solitary SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 77 ROYAL TERNS at
2nd Avenue, about 50 BLACK SKIMMERS in that area,
and over a thousand TERNS (FORSTER'S & COMMON) feeding in the rips offshore.
At the Cape May Point State Park, a BAIRD'S
SANDPIPER found last weekend, was still present
on Tuesday, September 6th, in the morning (and
today, September 7th also). A KING EIDER has also
continued at Cape May Point.
Also that day, September 6th, in the Cape May area:
both BLUE-WINGED and GREEN-WINGED TEAL at "the
meadows", a BROWN PELICAN, 3 PIPING PLOVERS, and
66 CASPIAN TERNS at Stone Harbor Point, some
WARBLING VIREOS with numerous RED-EYED VIREOS at
Higbee Beach, and BLACK TERNS and a NORTHERN
GANNET seen from the jetty at Saint Mary's in Cape May Point.
Also that morning: about 3 dozen PURPLE MARTINS
over Higbee Beach, and 13 species of WARBLERS including PALM.
The previous day, on Monday, September 5th, these
birds were noted in the Cape May area:
at least 3 SANDWICH TERNS around Cape May Point, and these at Hidden Valley:
a MERLIN, a couple dozen PURPLE MARTINS, about a
dozen VEERIES, 4 BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, and 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES.
A WHIMBREL flew past the hawk watch at Cape May Point.
Over the weekend, September 3-4, these birds in and around Cape May:
At Higbee Beach: GOLDEN-WINGED, MOURNING, and
CANADA WARBLERS, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and PHILADELPHIA VIREO.
At Cape May Point: KING EIDER and SANDWICH TERN.
On Saturday, September 3rd, 2 observers in the
Cape May Point area saw 20 species of WARBLERS
(17 of them at the Cape May Point State Park, 3
others at Higbee). Among the WARBLERS: MOURNING,
WILSON'S, BLACKBURNIAN (several), NASHVILLE,
TENNESSEE, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, BLUE-WINGED, CHESTNUT-SIDED.
A DICKCISSEL was at the Cape May Point State Park
the morning of September 3rd, at the same time
and place as a number of WARBLERS.
Over the weekend, September 3-4, at Palmyra, in
New Jersey, along the Delaware River, opposite Northeast Philadelphia:
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and CANADA and TENNESSEE WARBLERS.
Over the 3-day weekend, September 3-4-5, 25
species of WARBLERS and one hybrid were seen at
Palmyra. There were about 6 MOURNING WARBLERS,
and 2 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS (the latter on
September 5). MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, and
REDSTART were the most numerous WARBLERS.
In addition to the fore-mentioned OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER (on September 4), there were several
LEAST and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS. Numerous
VIREOS included both RED-EYED and WARBLING. Also
there were several PHILADELPHIA VIREOS.
There were several VEERIES and one GRAY-CHEEKED
THRUSH. Also singles were: RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and PURPLE FINCH.
Notably numerous were CEDAR WAXWINGS. There were
good numbers of SCARLET TANAGERS, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAKS, and BOBOLINKS, and several ORCHARD ORIOLES.
An AMERICAN BITTERN flew over Palmyra on Sunday,
September 4th. A sub-adult BALD EAGLE was also
seen that day. BLUE-WINGED TEAL were noted there on Monday, September 5th.
Birding at Brigantine Refuge in southern New
Jersey was quite good last Friday, September 2nd:
An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was near the
new platform (evidently the new platform was put at the right place!)
13 species of WARBLERS were in good numbers along Jen's Trail.
VEERIES and VIREOS were numerous.
SHOREBIRDS included: a HUDSONIAN GODWIT, some
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS,
WHIMBREL, WILLETS (western), and a likely LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.
An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN continued that day (and
has since) at Brigantine Refuge.
On Saturday, September 3rd, there was a flock of
14 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at Brigantine Refuge.
Also: 4 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and the HUDSONIAN
GODWIT (noted the previous day) .
On Sunday, September 4th, a juvenile male
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen in southern New
Jersey, in Cumberland County, near the Johnson
Sod Farm. It was by the corner of Route 77 and Elmer-Shirley Road.
Following the horrible hurricane, that recently
entered the south-central US from the Gulf,
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRDS have been observed this past week in Ohio and Iowa.
Now, an annoucement regarding an upcoming pelagic birding trip:
A few places (4 or 5, as of now) are available on
the overnight pelagic birding trip from Barnegat
Light, NJ, this upcoming weekend Sat/Sun Sep
10/11. At a prime-time for WHITE-FACED
STORM-PETREL, JAEGERS (including LONG-TAILED), and more.
Contact FONT (Focus On Nature Tours) by e-mail at: font@focusonnature.com
or by fax: at 302-529-1085, or by phone at: 1-800-721-9986.
More info is in the web-site: www.focusonnature.com
The price for the overnight trip, to be at the
Hudson Canyon, with chum out at daybreak (the
best way to do it), is: $125. The boat is the
large, fast "Doris Mae IV". There's a free
breakfast spread. Hope you can join. It'll be a good trip.
In the non-bird department, BUTTERFLIES noted
during recent days in southern New Jersey have included:
BLACK SWALLOWTAIL, CLOUDED SULPHUR, PAINTED LADY,
COMMON BUCKEYE, TAWNY EMPEROR, COMMON WOOD-NYMPH,
SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER, and of course MONARCH.
In Indiana County, in upstate Pennsylvania, a
butterfly seen today was identified as a
LONG-TAILED SKIPPER, maybe brought north by the hurricane.
That's all for now. Til next time, good birding,
wherever you may be, and thank you for tuning in to the Birdline.
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* Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia
* September 7, 2005
* PAPH0907.05
* Birds mentioned:
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (extralimital)
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (nj)
Tricolored Heron
American Bittern
Blue-winged Teal
American Green-winged Teal
King Eider
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Golden Plover
Piping Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Hudsonian Godwit
Whimbrel
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
CURLEW SANDPIPER (nj)
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Laughing Gull
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Common Nighthawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Raven
Purple Martin
Wood Thrush
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Cedar Waxwing
Black-and-white Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
BlackburnianWarbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
PAINTED BUNTING (nj)
Dickcissel
Lincoln's Sparrow
Scarlet Tanager
Baltimore Oriole
Orchard Oriole
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD (nj)
Bobolink
Purple Finch
upcoming pelagic trip announcement
butterfly reports
Philadelphia Birdline
Date: September 7, 2005
Number: 215/567-BIRD
To Report: Armas Hill, 302/529-1876 (VOICE)
302/529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Armas Hill
Coverage: Delaware Valley, and southern New Jersey
Transcriber: Risė Hill
This is the Philadelphia Birdline, for Wednesday,
September 7th, from the Academy of Natural
Sciences in Philadelphia, and supported by a
number of bird clubs and individuals in the
region. I'm Armas Hill, glad to be back with you.
In the city of Philadelphia, these birds were
seen today at the University of Pennsylvania, in the area of the Biopond:
a WORM-EATING WARBLER in bushes near the waterfall,
a male AMERICAN REDSTART in trees near the waterfall,
and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, and COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT rounding out the WARBLERS at tht
spot in the city today, September 7th.
In another part of Philadelphia yesterday,
September 6th, at the John Heinz National
Wildlife Refuge in SW Phila, where the water
level is now low and there are extensive mudflats, SHOREBIRDS included:
lots of LEAST SANDPIPERS and KILLDEER, many
YELLOWLEGS of both species, a good number of
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and a lone RUDDY TURNSTONE.
The area should well be checked, during upcoming
days, for other SHOREBIRDS and more species.
Among SHOREBIRDS, that have been numerous
recently at the Green Lane Reservoir, in northern Montgomery County PA, these:
a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, a couple WESTERN SANDPIPERS, with the
more -common LEAST, SEMIPALMATED, and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS.
Along the Susquehanna River in southern Lancaster
County PA, at the Conejohela Flats, in Washington
Boro, there were 10 species of SHOREBIRDS this week on Tuesday, September 6th:
an adult AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 7 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS juveniles & adults, 2 juvenile
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 5 juvenile BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS, 33 LEAST SANDPIPERS mostly juveniles,
6 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS all juveniles, both
YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, and KILLDEER.
Other birds there that day included: BALD EAGLE,
OSPREY, PEREGRINE FALCON, LAUGHING GULL, CASPIAN TERN, and BLACK TERN.
West of Philadelphia, in Chester County, at the
Coatesville Reservoir, the water level is low and
there are good mudflats. This week, on Monday,
September 5th, SHOREBIRDS there included:
a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER,
over 15 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS,
2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and KILLDEER.
A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH has been there in the pines, seen on September 6th.
Elsewhere in Chester County lately, these birds
at Chamber's Lake and Hibernia Park:
OSPREY, both SHARP-SHINNED and COOPER'S HAWKS,
RED-SHOULERED HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RED-TAILED
HAWK, and KESTREL. And a MERLIN on September 4th.
Also: both YELLOWLEGS, and LEAST SANDPIPER, and
LANDBIRDS that included: CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, as many as 3
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS (at Hibernia Park), SCARLET
TANAGER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and BOBOLINK.
In Montgomery County, near Northeast
Philadelphia, at the Pennypack Trust, early this
week, there were a good number of birds in the
berry trees. Among them: PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and
these WARBLERS: MAGNOLIA, TENNESSEE, CANADA, and
BLACK-THROATED GREEN. FLYCATCHERS included
numerous PEWEES and some LEAST and WILLOW. Also
SCARLET TANAGER and BALTIMORE ORIOLE. And also in
the area, both COOPER'S and SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS.
In Delaware County PA, as of Tuesday, September
6th, at the Rose Tree Park Hawk Watch, conducted
by the Bird Club of Delaware County, 384 RAPTORS
have been tallied. Most of them have been
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 179. 32 have been BALD
EAGLES, with exactly twice that many OSPREY, 64.
Along the Kittatinny Ridge in eastern
Pennsylvania, at the hawk watch at Bake Oven Knob
on Sunday, September 4th, there were 11 species
of RAPTORS, including 3 BALD EAGLES. Other birds
there that day were a trio of RAVENS, flocks of
CEDAR WAXWINGS, PHOEBES, and both LEAST and ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS.
NIGHTHAWKS have been observed in the evening at
Haverford College, west of Philadelphia, as they
are annually this time of year in late August and
early September. On August 29th, 334 were tallied.
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES have been reported
recently at a number of places in our region.
Some have already been noted as being in
Pennsylvania. Some in New Jersey follow. In
Pennsylvania, a nice number have been seen at
various sites in Northampton County. In Lebanon
County, there was a vocal flock today at Mount
Gretna. At Hawk Mountain, along the Kittatinny,
the morning of September 5th, over 30 were
tallied, passing by on their way south.
Not too far from Hawk Mountain, at a place in
Berks County, a birder listens early in the
morning (between 5:30 & 6am) to the call-notes of
birds migrating south. On Saturday, September
3rd, during that half-hour, he heard 227 flight
calls, mostly of VEERIES, but also WOOD THRUSHES,
SCARLET TANAGERS, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS. On
Tuesday, September 6th, after 2 quiet mornings,
there were during that early-morning half-hour,
590 calls. Again, mostly VEERIES. Again WOOD
THRUSHES (about of third of the calls), and a
couple BOBOLINKS. That September 6th morning,
there were also a number of unidentified calls of birds moving south.
In Northampton County PA, this week, on Tuesday,
September 6th, in Moore Township, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW was observed.
During the last few days, in Southern New Jersey,
there have been observations of a number of "good birds" including:
a CURLEW SANDPIPER at Stone Harbor Point,
a first-year PAINTED BUNTING at Higbee Beach, Cape May,
and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER also at Higbee Beach.
Today, September 7th, among birds in the Cape May area:
SORA and MOORHEN at "the Meadows", 3 TRICOLORED
HERONS, a PIPING PLOVER seen flying out toward
the Delaware Bay on its way south, 5 not so
solitary SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 77 ROYAL TERNS at
2nd Avenue, about 50 BLACK SKIMMERS in that area,
and over a thousand TERNS (FORSTER'S & COMMON) feeding in the rips offshore.
At the Cape May Point State Park, a BAIRD'S
SANDPIPER found last weekend, was still present
on Tuesday, September 6th, in the morning (and
today, September 7th also). A KING EIDER has also
continued at Cape May Point.
Also that day, September 6th, in the Cape May area:
both BLUE-WINGED and GREEN-WINGED TEAL at "the
meadows", a BROWN PELICAN, 3 PIPING PLOVERS, and
66 CASPIAN TERNS at Stone Harbor Point, some
WARBLING VIREOS with numerous RED-EYED VIREOS at
Higbee Beach, and BLACK TERNS and a NORTHERN
GANNET seen from the jetty at Saint Mary's in Cape May Point.
Also that morning: about 3 dozen PURPLE MARTINS
over Higbee Beach, and 13 species of WARBLERS including PALM.
The previous day, on Monday, September 5th, these
birds were noted in the Cape May area:
at least 3 SANDWICH TERNS around Cape May Point, and these at Hidden Valley:
a MERLIN, a couple dozen PURPLE MARTINS, about a
dozen VEERIES, 4 BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, and 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES.
A WHIMBREL flew past the hawk watch at Cape May Point.
Over the weekend, September 3-4, these birds in and around Cape May:
At Higbee Beach: GOLDEN-WINGED, MOURNING, and
CANADA WARBLERS, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, and PHILADELPHIA VIREO.
At Cape May Point: KING EIDER and SANDWICH TERN.
On Saturday, September 3rd, 2 observers in the
Cape May Point area saw 20 species of WARBLERS
(17 of them at the Cape May Point State Park, 3
others at Higbee). Among the WARBLERS: MOURNING,
WILSON'S, BLACKBURNIAN (several), NASHVILLE,
TENNESSEE, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, BLUE-WINGED, CHESTNUT-SIDED.
A DICKCISSEL was at the Cape May Point State Park
the morning of September 3rd, at the same time
and place as a number of WARBLERS.
Over the weekend, September 3-4, at Palmyra, in
New Jersey, along the Delaware River, opposite Northeast Philadelphia:
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and CANADA and TENNESSEE WARBLERS.
Over the 3-day weekend, September 3-4-5, 25
species of WARBLERS and one hybrid were seen at
Palmyra. There were about 6 MOURNING WARBLERS,
and 2 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS (the latter on
September 5). MAGNOLIA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, and
REDSTART were the most numerous WARBLERS.
In addition to the fore-mentioned OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER (on September 4), there were several
LEAST and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS. Numerous
VIREOS included both RED-EYED and WARBLING. Also
there were several PHILADELPHIA VIREOS.
There were several VEERIES and one GRAY-CHEEKED
THRUSH. Also singles were: RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and PURPLE FINCH.
Notably numerous were CEDAR WAXWINGS. There were
good numbers of SCARLET TANAGERS, ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAKS, and BOBOLINKS, and several ORCHARD ORIOLES.
An AMERICAN BITTERN flew over Palmyra on Sunday,
September 4th. A sub-adult BALD EAGLE was also
seen that day. BLUE-WINGED TEAL were noted there on Monday, September 5th.
Birding at Brigantine Refuge in southern New
Jersey was quite good last Friday, September 2nd:
An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was near the
new platform (evidently the new platform was put at the right place!)
13 species of WARBLERS were in good numbers along Jen's Trail.
VEERIES and VIREOS were numerous.
SHOREBIRDS included: a HUDSONIAN GODWIT, some
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS,
WHIMBREL, WILLETS (western), and a likely LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.
An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN continued that day (and
has since) at Brigantine Refuge.
On Saturday, September 3rd, there was a flock of
14 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at Brigantine Refuge.
Also: 4 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and the HUDSONIAN
GODWIT (noted the previous day) .
On Sunday, September 4th, a juvenile male
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen in southern New
Jersey, in Cumberland County, near the Johnson
Sod Farm. It was by the corner of Route 77 and Elmer-Shirley Road.
Following the horrible hurricane, that recently
entered the south-central US from the Gulf,
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRDS have been observed this past week in Ohio and Iowa.
Now, an annoucement regarding an upcoming pelagic birding trip:
A few places (4 or 5, as of now) are available on
the overnight pelagic birding trip from Barnegat
Light, NJ, this upcoming weekend Sat/Sun Sep
10/11. At a prime-time for WHITE-FACED
STORM-PETREL, JAEGERS (including LONG-TAILED), and more.
Contact FONT (Focus On Nature Tours) by e-mail at: font@focusonnature.com
or by fax: at 302-529-1085, or by phone at: 1-800-721-9986.
More info is in the web-site: www.focusonnature.com
The price for the overnight trip, to be at the
Hudson Canyon, with chum out at daybreak (the
best way to do it), is: $125. The boat is the
large, fast "Doris Mae IV". There's a free
breakfast spread. Hope you can join. It'll be a good trip.
In the non-bird department, BUTTERFLIES noted
during recent days in southern New Jersey have included:
BLACK SWALLOWTAIL, CLOUDED SULPHUR, PAINTED LADY,
COMMON BUCKEYE, TAWNY EMPEROR, COMMON WOOD-NYMPH,
SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER, and of course MONARCH.
In Indiana County, in upstate Pennsylvania, a
butterfly seen today was identified as a
LONG-TAILED SKIPPER, maybe brought north by the hurricane.
That's all for now. Til next time, good birding,
wherever you may be, and thank you for tuning in to the Birdline.
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