All - Just spent 1.5+ hours listening to flight calls. Radar showed very dense movement (some returns over 35 dBZ!), local conditions low cloud ceiling with a light misty rain. Calling rates approaching 60 calls/min (~50 counted in one timed minute, but varied). Lots and lots of Gray-cheeked Thrush, several per minute. Definitely in the hundreds of calls--never heard this many before! 5-7x as many Swainson's Thrush as a rough guess, plus assorted warblers and sparrows.
I was listening in a field/parking lot on the Cornell campus. Can only imagine what it was like at Mt Pleasant or other better spots..... Benjamin Van Doren Ithaca, NY -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
