Storm passage + cold front equals bird migration

The passage of storms driven by a cold front propelled by northwest winds means one thing in fall migration: birds! Evident by numerous reports and good quality birds,Prospect Park and Greenwood Cemetery benefited from the surge of birds observed by birders today.

The hilight of the day for new bird was the YELLOW BREASTED CHAT. First reported by Rafael Campos in the Lullwater Cove,the furtive bird was nevertheless seen by multiple observers.Sticking to the right side of the weedy vine infested habitat, my party spotted the Chat in the Paper Mulberry tree laden with fruit that the Chat went for. It would occasionally drop down to the back shore heavy foliage but always come back to the mulberry tree,seen well by birders viewing from the platform observation deck.

Then a report of the CONNECTICUT WARBLER surfaced though in a different location,likely the past week's bird from the Pools.Simon Taylor spotted in the interior of the Peninsula on the north side of the center pedestrian path.

The warblers were great today.My early bird arrival found the Butterfly Meadow buzzing.Here in the general area,I listed 12 of my 16 warblers. Among them,female and 1 st fall CAPE MAY; pairs of TENNESSEE and BLACKBURNIAN in the elm grove at Butterfly' s west edge; BLUE WINGED and NASHVILLE in the meadow grasses\ wildflowers.

Adding to warblers, a cuckoo was nice as well. Paul alerted us to YELLOW BILLED perched high in the elm grove. I saw a Picture of a BLACK BILLED in Greenwood Cemetery' s Sylvan waters south slope,photo below in a previous post.

There was speaking of GW Cemetery reports of quality sparrows.Dennis Hrehowsik and Bobbi Manian found VESPER and LARK SPARROWS on Sylvan Waters north hillside.They were not relocated despite searches by birders.

Lookout Hill wasn't the only hotspot. There was a highly active spot at Quaker Ridge bridle trail with viroes getting good with several RED EYES and one PHILADELPHIA ( Torin Waters).

Overall 20 species warblers ( assuming the Chat isn't delisted,I have to check) is quite a full deck.. All aces today.

My List link later

47 species (+1 other taxa) total

8	Canada Goose Delete
1	Spotted Sandpiper Delete Lullwater cove
X	Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Delete
1	Yellow-billed Cuckoo Delete Butterfly mead
4	Chimney Swift Delete
1	Red-bellied Woodpecker Delete
1	Downy Woodpecker Delete
1	Hairy Woodpecker Delete Butterfly mead
4	Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) Delete
5	Eastern Wood-Pewee Delete Wave
1	Least Flycatcher Delete
X	Empidonax sp. Delete
1	Great Crested Flycatcher Delete
2	White-eyed Vireo Delete
1	Warbling Vireo Delete
6	Red-eyed Vireo Delete
1	Black-capped Chickadee Delete
2	House Wren Delete
1	Carolina Wren Delete Butterfly mead
1	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Delete
5	Veery Delete
1	Swainson's Thrush Delete
X	American Robin Delete
X	Gray Catbird Delete
X	European Starling Delete
3	Cedar Waxwing Delete
1	Blue-winged Warbler Delete Butterfly mead
4	Black-and-white Warbler Delete
2	Tennessee Warbler Delete Butterfly mead elm grove Age & Sex Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male 1 Female 1 Sex Unknown
1	Nashville Warbler Delete Butterfly mead
5	Common Yellowthroat Delete
6	American Redstart Delete
2	Cape May Warbler Delete Age & Sex Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male Female 1 1 Sex Unknown
2	Magnolia Warbler Delete
2	Blackburnian Warbler Delete Butterfly mead
2	Yellow Warbler Delete
2	Chestnut-sided Warbler Delete
2	Black-throated Blue Warbler Delete
1	Prairie Warbler Delete Butterfly mead
2	Canada Warbler Delete Peninsula behind BBC fence
1	Wilson's Warbler Delete Lamppost 249 Age & Sex Juvenile Immature Adult Age Unknown Male 1 Female Sex Unknown
1	Yellow-breasted Chat Delete Lullwater cove,mult obs
1	Scarlet Tanager Delete
8	Northern Cardinal Delete
1	Indigo Bunting Delete Peninsula mead shoreline
1	Common Grackle Delete
3	Baltimore Oriole Delete
10	American Goldfinch Delete Butterfly mead

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