51 today. Am I getting too obsessed with this? Not really. It's a chance to study in migration a species I don't get to see often. And from a photography aspect, different plumages and different poses to get them in. One flock of 6 did land in smaller trees by the turnaround today, and at a convenient time when the sun was out (which was not much of the time for the first few hours of the day). People got some good pictures. To add a story to it, I mentioned how the flight usually wraps up around 10:00, and it was now 10:00. Just as I said that, they got up and left. But it doesn't always mean the end. Sometimes patience pays. One more flock of about 12 passed through, without stopping, before the migration watch was wrapped up at 11:00. But I actually did see another flock toward the bay side later on. That group landed. 6 again. A bit of irony.
Steve Walter From: Steve Walter [mailto:swalte...@verizon.net] Sent: Friday, November 27, 2020 2:33 PM To: NYSBIRDS (nysbird...@list.cornell.edu) <nysbird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: RE:[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbill Flight (11/27) Today's movement involved "only" about 50 Red Crossbills. It could be that the flight is dwindling, but the morning's wind was light and never veered toward the forecast of northwest. Only 5 flocks comprised today's flight (two of them not stopping). All were between 8:30 and 10:00. With an overall reduced Passerine flight, that's about normal for the die off time. Thanks Lisa for getting the recording the other day, and thanks Matt for the quick response to let us know that it's Type 10 we're getting. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the online searches I've done indicate that November 2012 brought mainly Type 3. Another note of interest for followers of bird wanderings. A couple of Tufted Titmouse appeared at the Jones Beach West End turnaround area, where it's rare though not unprecedented. They join one or two Hairy Woodpeckers and the many Black-capped Chickadees in forsaking their forest homes for a beach vacation. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
