Paul Lehman at Cape May noted today that 33%, roughly, of the 50,000+
sparrows at Cape May were still present today on Cape Island and that winds
were calm
there. The birds, in groups as large as 2000, were feeding heavily through
dusk, and it's probable that they'll depart tonight, perhaps for the Delmarva.
We should look out tomorrow for an arrival of sparrows; winds are light
from the NE at the moment after being strong from the west all day. No one at
Cape May had ever seen a fallout of sparrows such as that of the past 3 days
there - maybe Kiptopeke is in for a large flight in days to come! Tom Fiore
of
New York also reported staggering numbers of short-distance migrants in
recent days in Central Park (3000 Hermit Thrushes, 2000 Winter Wrens, thousands
of
kinglets), so keep an eye peeled for those, too! Still in Cape Charles
today, lots of sapsuckers, a Cape May Warbler (with Paul and Francine Buckley
at
the house), and more kinglets than I've ever seen here. Palm and
Yellow-rumped
Warblers are in numbers like old times (or, at least, 5-10 years ago).
Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, VA