The cold front that passed through on Wednesday produced some interesting migratory movements on Long Island's barrier beaches on Thursday and Friday mornings. Doug Gochfeld and I spent some time both mornings, from Fort Tilden, Queens and Fire Island, Suffolk, yielding some interesting comparisons.
Typical migrants of the season that were conspicuous at both sites included Eastern Kingbird, various swallows, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Waterthrush, Yellow Warbler, American Redstart, Black-and-white Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, and Bobolink. Most notable in my opinion was the definite presence of several species normally scarce at this season on the barrier beach, which, collectively, often foretell broader irruptions of northern forest-breeding species: Downy Woodpecker (both sites), Myrtle Warbler (FT), and Purple Finch (RMSP). (I even think I saw a Brown Creeper flying along the inlet shore yesterday, but I didn't nail it well enough to be sure.) http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19475370 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19475267 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19474923 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19474995 Shai Mitra Bay Shore ________________________________ CSI Represents NY in Nationwide State Rankings. Learn more>>><http://csitoday.com/2014/04/csi-represents-ny-in-nationwide-state-rankings/> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
