[MDOsprey] more on Cape May
Rob (robert@csa.com)
Tue, 09 Nov 1999 08:09:02 -0500
Hi, Lisa Shannon and I went to Cape May by 8:40 am ferry on Sunday
intending to spend the day but ....
We missed the huge landbird fallout by our late arrival but from the ferry
we were passed by the following species heading northeast past the ferry
toward Cape May, shortly before the 10 am arrival: 1 American Robin, 6 Am.
Goldfinch, and 1 male Red-winged Blackbird flying in tandem with 1 Rusty
Blackbird. I knew something was up, as I had not seen so many passerines
from the ferry before.
The two Northern Goshawks (male and female) at the banding demonstration
were right nice.
We ended up spending the night and before we caught the 8:40 ferry back we
counted 27 Cave Swallows in the air at once over the Nature Conservancy
preserve (the meadows), flying slowly up from the dunes towards Sunset
Avenue and a higher altitude. This was around 7:30 am. From the ferry we
saw a jaeger, possibly a Pomarine, but fairly distant.
That's all I'll say since it wasn't in Maryland....an amazing day. And I
was there for at least part of it.
Rob Hilton
robert@csa.com
Bethesda, MD
At 08:17 PM 11/8/99 -0500, Joe & Carol McDaniel wrote:
>Two EVGRs at our feeder this morning here in Owings Mills, adjacent to
>Soldiers Delight.
>
>Not very local, but we spent the weekend at Cape May, NJ, and we experienced
>a tremendous fallout of Robins, Kinglets, and a few other birds on Sunday
>morning about 7:30 am. First time fallout for us! The hawk migration that
>day was also tremendous. Banding demonstration for hawks included two
>Goshawks and two Red Tails as well as the usual suspects -- Sharpies. The
>Cave Swallows were found in many locations. Two Eurasian Widgeons were
>seen -- one at "The Beanery" and one at Lighthouse Pond. Incredible weekend!
>
>Joe McDaniel
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