Massive Nocturnal Migrants

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Posted by Alex Harper on 11:16:59 10/02/05

Last night after returning from a friends house at 11:00 pm, I sat outside for almost an hour. There was an incredible amount of birds moving over, taking advantage of a clear night to migrate, despite the east winds. There was good diversity, but it was tough to hear much over the plentiful Black-throated Blue Warblers and Bobolinks!

Eastern Kingbird- ~10
Veery- 4
Swainson's Thrush- ~30
Unidentified warblers- 100's
Black-throated Blue Warbler- ~300
Worm-eating Warbler- 12
Common Yellowthroat- ~20
Bobolink- ~500

Keep in mind that there are always many other birds up in the air that are not calling. I was hoping for a Black-billed Cuckoo or a Bicknell's Thrush, but not this time ;)

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Re: Massive Nocturnal Migrants - Matt Jones 18:09:51 10/02/05 (2)
- Re: Massive Nocturnal Migrants - Alex Harper 19:04:26 10/02/05 (1)
  - Re: Massive Nocturnal Migrants - John Boyd 20:04:00 10/02/05 (0)
Re: Massive Nocturnal Migrants - Trey 14:17:04 10/02/05 (2)
- Re: Massive Nocturnal Migrants - Alex Harper 14:53:00 10/02/05 (1)
  - Re: CD for flight calls - Robin Diaz 16:24:25 10/02/05 (0)

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Comments:	: Last night after returning from a friends house at 11:00 pm, I sat outside for almost an hour. There was an incredible amount of birds moving over, taking advantage of a clear night to migrate, despite the east winds. There was good diversity, but it was tough to hear much over the plentiful Black-throated Blue Warblers and Bobolinks! : : Eastern Kingbird- ~10 : Veery- 4 : Swainson's Thrush- ~30 : Unidentified warblers- 100's : Black-throated Blue Warbler- ~300 : Worm-eating Warbler- 12 : Common Yellowthroat- ~20 : Bobolink- ~500 : : Keep in mind that there are always many other birds up in the air that are not calling. I was hoping for a Black-billed Cuckoo or a Bicknell's Thrush, but not this time ;)
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