Things were mostly quiet at RMSP this morning, with unfavorable winds putting a damper on migration. An exception to this situation was the continuing flight of Pine Siskin and American Goldfinch down the beach. I recorded 750 Pine Siskins in an hour and a half of birding. Unlike the flights earlier this season, where most of the Siskins and Goldfinches moved quickly down the beach, the current flights are settling into the Japanese Black Pines and feeding on the open cones before moving on.
I cruised around Captree S. P. without seeing the Common Ground-Dove, but did observe the Western Kingbird briefly along the west side of the road to the upper (south) parking lot. Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
