8/25/13

 There is not much to say about today.

It was hot, with light S winds, clear skies and boat loads of tourists.

And it really sucked for migrants.

6 MALL

2 BWTE

10 DCCO

1 GBHE

1 GREG

1 AMGP (molting adult) 

9 BOGU

1 CATE

1 FOTE

23 COTE

Also had 1 COHA, 1 juvie PEFA, and 1 OSPR.

8/24/13

Today was about the Bats.

But damn the weather was nice.

E winds, temps hit 24 and the sun was shiiiiining bright

1 MALL
3 GWTE
84 DDCO
2 GBHE
1 KILL
1 SPSA
3 LEYE
15 SAND
9 BOGU
2 CATE
5 FOTE
10 COTE

Seven Bats came in off the lake between the first and second hours this morning, atypically two gave good views flying around the lighthouse and down the pier.

 I think the first one is a Silver-haired Bat, while the second might be a Eastern Red Bat.

8/23/13

Despite north winds today was slow, slowest day of the count, slower then the other day that was really slow. BUT THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL!

And it seems that BLTE have cleared out with zero seen today (note that the Indiana crew had over 1,000 before the front at Michigan City yesterday).

The big highlight of the day though was seeing one of the extremely rare Mitchel's Freshwater Sea Turtle-photo below! 

24 CANG
1 MALL (pictures available upon request)
7 GWTE
13 BWTE
122 DCCO (inc. a flock of 92)
1 KILL
2 SEPL
16 SAND
1 SPSA
1 LESA
4 SESA
1 BASA
2 STSA (two juvies that flew down the shoreline and almost landed before going south, only the second time Ive had STSA at Tiscornia!)
21 BOGU
3 CATE (a family group with a young one still begging food from the parents)
4  FOTE
40 COTE

Also had 1 OSPR when the winds went east for a hour.

                                                    Mitchel's Freshwater Sea Turtle!

8/22/13

Some birds flew by today.

But I had to end the count early due to thunderstorms, that whole end of a pier or standing on top of a dune thing really can suck during a storm.

8 MALL
3 NSHO
8 GWTE
35 BWTE
3 DCCO
1 KILL
6 LEYE
4 WILL (flock of juvies that never stopped, a really nice count for this late in the season)
16 SAND
 1 SPSA
2 LESA
1 SESA
1 BASA
1 PESA
11 BOGU
2 CATE
17 FOTE
182 COTE (while no big flocks went past, there was a steady flight of small groups)
102 BLTE (flocks of 36 and 40 carried the day's flight)

                                                                              B'wingers

 so fresh!

 

                                                                     Par-ty-tyme Willets!

                                                                                            Eastern Red Bat?
                                  A total of 15 bats came in today, including eight in the 7th hour!

8/21/13

sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

Rhoda did bring pizza.

 Pizza>Slow

Pizza>thewholeday

2 MALL
10 NSHO (one flock)
8 BWTE
2 DCCO
1 GBHE
2 KILL
1 GRYE
8 SAND
2 SPSA
1 LESA
4 BOGU
1 CATE
13 FOTE
15 COTE
97 BLTE (flocks of 10, 53, 34)

Hopefully the front thats approaching tonight pushes something new in for tomorrow

8/20/13

 Yay! The first day of the 2013 season!

 Sunny skies, temps in the 70's, and light S winds lead to what I was told was a "perfect day at the beach".

It kinda sucked for birds.

And I spilled peach crisp in my backpack....

2 BWTE

3 DCCO

1 SEPL

1 KILL

1 MAGO (a male that appeared in flight heading NW over the piers in the 7th hour, I dropped a whistle its way and got it to do a u-turn and make a pass past the pier before it headed SW. This represents the first MAGO for the count!)

1 SAND

10 BOGU

47 FOTE (a flock of 18 spent the afternoon feeding just off the pier, adults were a mix between full winter and ragged breeding plumage)

24 COTE

11 BLTE

Hello, is this thing on?

 

Season Two Begins!