There was definite migratory movement by Blue Jays on Long Island's
north shore Sunday morning. Nothing comparable with what Mickey Scilingo
has been experiencing upstate, but I counted a minimum of 250 over the
first 2 hours or so of my visit (7:15-10:45) when I was in more open
habitat close to the LI Sound beachfront. Groups of 5-15 jays were
steadily moving west, with sporadic rebound flights of some birds
heading back to the east. They were fairly ubiquitous when I birded in
the woods farther inland later in the morning as well. There were some
smaller passerines moving early too, but in much lower numbers and
distant/high enough to be mostly beyond my flight ID skills.
Other later Fall migrants seen in good numbers included E. Phoebe and
Palm Warbler, with personal FOS Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped
Warbler, and White-throated and White-crowned sparrows also present.
Unfortunately no Siskins.
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