A cold morning began at Southard's Pond in Babylon Village where there was little evidence of migration other than a few Pine Warblers. The next stop was a sea watch at Robert Moses State Park Field 2. A first glance revealed the ocean covered with Northern Gannets - overwhelmingly adults. I estimated 3,200 birds off Field 2. At Hempstead Lake State Park there were a few Pine Warblers, Rusty Blackbirds (five observed, more heard), and Blue-winged Teal (3). Upon returning home an Orange-crowned Warbler was singing in our backyard followed shortly after by a noisy group of four Monk Parakeets heading east.
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