[wisb] Re: Nearly 6,000 Yellow-rumps - Bayfield County
- From: Ann Hamon <annhamon@xxxxxxx>
- To: "ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx" <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 21:25:13 -0500
Unbelievably cool!
Ann Hamon
Madison
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> On Oct 2, 2013, at 2:48 PM, Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Absolutely insane landbird flight at my house this morning. Nick Anich joined
> me about halfway through the spectacle, and I'm so thankful he did as it
> would've been just wrong to be the only one to witness it. The birds
> outlasted us but the final tally was 7,764 birds of 54 species. This included
> nearly 6,000 Yellow-rumped Warblers (!!!) in a mind-boggling flood of
> southbound birds that at peak was likely pushing 200 birds per minute. We
> couldn't even come close to counting everything but did the best we could.
> Also of note overhead were 397 Amer. Robins, 353 Rusty Blackbirds, 93 Cedar
> Waxwings, 40 N. Flickers, 35 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, and a few Purple and
> Amer. Goldfinches. Sparrows were plentiful, including 50+ Swamp Sparrows in
> my old field (alas no Nelson's), first good push of Fox, plenty of Lincoln's,
> a couple Harris's, and others. Both kinglets, Hermit Thrushes, and other
> short-distance migrants also on the move. 2 House and 1 Sedge Wren were
> somewhat late for us
> up here, while only 6 warbler species were found. Notable raptors include
> Osprey and Peregrine Falcon.
> Full eBird checklist showing all 54 species and their numbers at:
>
> http://ebird.org/ebird/wi/view/checklist?subID=S15307248
>
> Ryan Brady
> Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
> http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
>
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