Two visitors to the backyard nectar/fruit feeders this morning were a
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (not a Black-chinned) and a Baltimore Oriole (not a
Bullock's), both either late lingerers or maybe reverse migrants from the
latest
southwesterly winds. The next front's passage later in the week could give us
a
spectacle like the one just witnessed last weekend on Long Island and at Cape
May, with up to 1 million robins, thousands of sparrows, hundreds of Hermit
Thrushes, as well as many western species, depending on the strength and timing
of the front.
Cave Swallows were reported this past week/end from Ontario (8 or more),
upstate New York (1), Rhode Island (1), Connecticut (16+), New Jersey (4 or
more),
and Long Island (1). If past years are any indication, cloudy days that
follow passage of the next front should provide a good chance for finding Cave
Swallows in southern Northampton County, over weedy fields with mustard plants
(which apparently hold insects). It's best to find an area with many Tree
Swallows and just wait around and watch them. New Jersey also reports many
Tree,
one Cliff, and several Northern Rough-winged Swallows last weekend.
Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, VA
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