Yesterday evening at the CBBT, three or four major rainsqualls (with two
enormous rainbows) between 1815 and 1840 concentrated large numbers of feeding
Common (about 430) and Royal (45) Terns between the second and fourth islands
(in
several large flocks), and though I wasn't able to find anything more
interesting among them with certainty, there may have been an adult Roseate
Tern with
a flock of about 70 Commons just south of the third island. I saw the bird
only while driving, and though quite close, the view was necessarily brief.
In 1992, a Roseate hung around for much of mid- and late May at Island 3, so
it might be worth checking over these flocks of Commons, probably a mix of
migrants and local nesters, during the rest of the month. Two Roseates are
currently hanging out around Cape May Point, I hear. Worth keeping an eye out
for
other species, especially during strong northerly or onshore winds here.
[Correction to previous post: the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher reported for 8 May
from Parksley was actually seen in 2003, not 2004 -- sorry for the mix-up! I
just learned about it on 11 May and had assumed it was seen this year.]
Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, VA
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