That is correct Steve, the 2012 flight was a huge Type 3 flight. It started in July! Some Type 10s did join in late in that flight in late fall into winter.
Matt Today’s movement involved “only” about 50 Red Crossbills. It could be that the flight is dwindling, but the morning’s wind was light and never veered toward the forecast of northwest. Only 5 flocks comprised today’s flight (two of them not stopping). All were between 8:30 and 10:00. With an overall reduced Passerine flight, that’s about normal for the die off time. Thanks Lisa for getting the recording the other day, and thanks Matt for the quick response to let us know that it’s Type 10 we’re getting. Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the online searches I’ve done indicate that November 2012 brought mainly Type 3. Another note of interest for followers of bird wanderings. A couple of Tufted Titmouse appeared at the Jones Beach West End turnaround area, where it’s rare though not unprecedented. They join one or two Hairy Woodpeckers and the many Black-capped Chickadees in forsaking their forest homes for a beach vacation. Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
