Cooler weather and favorable winds resulted in a sustained flight today at
Breezy Point in Queens that lasted well into the morning. Birds were still
moving through Breezy Point as late as 11:00 a.m. albeit in smaller numbers.
The flight was dominated by Red-winged Blackbirds (conservatively around
17,500) and Common Grackles (2,500) with smaller numbers of Cedar Waxwings,
Purple Finches, Dark-eyed Juncos and Pine Siskins. Most of the birds were
heading in a southwesterly direction with several flocks detected very high up.
Some birds pulled up onto the beach to feed momentarily on grass seeds but then
continued on their way.
As the flight subsided, I took the loop around the point and back to the
fisherman's parking lot but did not turn up anything unusual. Swamp Sparrows,
Horned Larks and 1 Laughing Gull were the notables.
Riis Park was quiet save for "sparrow patch" (near the golf course) which had
quite a few Swamp Sparrows.
Cheers,
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
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