On my way to work this morning I noticed a significant number of song birds, predominantly American Robins, passing WSW overhead. Worth a look upwards if you can. Indeed, Andrew Farnsworth had sent word last night that there was likely to be a significant flight based on radar returns after dusk.
There also seemed to be a higher number of gulls visible today, some in small flocks, moving in a similar direction suggestive of migrants. Gull migration is one of those very poorly documented phenomena that goes on throughout the region but in a manner that's hard to quantify unless you focus on a less common species or are diligent about counting gulls at specific locations. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
