Hi Eileen and all, This is a very interesting record--extremely early, and also coincident with another HOWA on Nantucket.
Together, these records suggest a trans-Gulf "slingshot" event, wherein Neotropical migrants crossing the Gulf of Mexico were displaced eastward over the Atlantic, then continued flying northward until reaching land in coastal Long Island and southeastern New England. We don't witness these every year, but these events can be quite spectacular at times (e.g., April 1999, April 2007, April 2012, and others). It is worth carefully checking any and all outer-coastal traps and concentration points--but also worth emphasizing that these events are basically unrelated to local weather and migration. There may be few or no seasonally/geographically expected migrants (e.g., Chipping Sparrows, etc.) to enliven one's scraping of the outer beach, but I would be surprised if there aren't at least a few Indigo Buntings, Blue Grosbeaks, and Summer Tanagers out there. Shai Mitra Bay SHore ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Eileen Schwinn [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 8, 2016 1:32 PM To: NY Rare birds Rarebird Subject: [nysbirds-l] Hooded Warbler- Quogue Wildlife Refuge, Suffolk County Being seen along the Dam Trail , between the viewing spillway platform to tall pines. First seen at 12:30. The male Hooded warbler is still in the area. Also in the area Yellow-rumps and multiple Pine Warblers throughout the Preserve. A Turkey Vulture flew overhead as well. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston Vincent Cagno ________________________________ Support CSI students each time you shop with Amazon Smile<https://smile.amazon.com/ch/13-3683723> -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
