We put in some effort on Friday and Saturday mornings at Robert Moses SP, near the western tip of Fire Island, Suffolk, LI, but the flights both mornings were, to be charitable, very manageable. Tree Swallows are still migrating here in some numbers, which tends to be an impediment rather than an aid to detecting Cave Swallows. This morning we finally sifted out a Petrochelidon, but it wasn't the one we were almost expecting: it was a black-throated, white-fronted Cliff Swallow, on an unusually late date.
Checklists here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25643625 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25644574 Over the years, we've accumulated sparse but regular records of Cliff Swallows on the barrier beach through the first week or so of October; our only prior record comparable to today's was a bird at Orient Pt on 30 Oct 2012, in the wake of Sandy. While I decided to stay in and work today, Pat ran out East and checked on Mecox, Sag, and the Montauk area. It was decidedly underwhelming. Highlights were on the order of Royal Terns and White-crowned Sparrow at Mecox, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Snow Bunting at Sagaponack, Eastern Bluebirds and Baltimore Oriole (plus the only Gray Catbird of recent days) at Deep Hollow, and a Gray Seal plus three of the increasingly rare and elusive (!) Bonaparte's Gull at Montauk. We are hoping that the current southwesterly flow will shuffle the deck! Shai Mitra ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of John Gluth [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 11:02 PM To: NYSBIRDS-L-for posts posts Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Prolonged mild southwest flow... As Cave Swallows have been scarce in the NE the last two years, this forecast is very promising. A very cool animated wind forecast site (link below) certainly reinforces the possibilities of the next several days, in a bit more user-friendly and customizable graphical fashion. https://www.windyty.com/?750h,2015-11-05-12,39.842,-75.850,4 John Gluth Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ -- ________________________________ Sixth Annual Celestial Ball Honors Community Leaders and Raises Funds for the College’s Greatest Needs. Join Us!<http://www.csi.cuny.edu/celestialball/> -- 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/ --
