If the Northern Wheatear that's been in Stratford, Connecticut's
Sikorsky Airport since at least 5 September (& a bit belatedly
reported there for Monday, 14 Sept.) stays on thru this coming
weekend, it will be extremely unusual, in that by then a much more
obvious cold front is due to move through. I'm reasonably sure it's
already a highly unusual record for the length of it's visit.
(Wheatear wintering in CT - unheard of!) - hope it's ok. The late
report for Monday, at Stratford was on the CT Birds list - http://
birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CTBD.html#1252985289
Back in New York (city) a fairly good overnight migrant flight took
place Sunday night-Monday a.m. as could be seen by a bit of reverse
"morning flight" at first light in Central Park, as well as some good
reports of migrants at Prospect Park (Brooklyn, NYC) & elsewhere
around the city on Monday. In Dutchess County (eastern NY) a report
of a banded Connecticut Warbler is of interest. http://
groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8403
The Broad-winged Hawk migration is fully underway in New England and
at least eastern NY, with counts of 1,000+ per day at some New
England sites over the last 2 days, and likely more to come soon,
weather permitting.
good birds,
Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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