In this area, in general, the day of and the day after the storms passage are the best times to look for these wayward species as they are making their way back to the ocean. As is referenced below, good birding was had during the day the storm (Hurricane Floyd) was moving through the area. In fact one of the best places to watch for storm birds is at
One thing I wanted to share with everyone were the thoughts of Research Associate, Bob Fogg who has been following the track of this storm with much anticipation. While I have had my doubts, especially when they initially forecast the storm to make landfall in
"keeping an eye on this storm track - and checking some previous storm tracks this seems to be most similar to Hurricane Floyd from 1999. (Almost identical and around the same time period - 9/16.)
Here's a quote from the RBA:
'Observers during Hurricane Floyd, on September 16th, sea watched from Cape May Point and saw: 40-50 SOOTY TERNS, 8-10 BRIDLED TERNS, 1 ADULT ARCTIC TERN, 2 BLACK TERNS, 25 SANDWICH TERNS, 1 WILSONS STORM PETREL, 35 PARASITIC JAEGERS, 1 POMARINE JAEGER, 1 shearwater, 17 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, and 25 phalarope species.
The following day, Sept. 17, 2 ARCTIC TERNS, 4 SANDWICH TERNS, 1 BLACK TERN, and a GOLDEN PLOVER were enjoyed by seawatchers at Cape May Point.' "
Hurricane Floyd track 1999 (image from Wikipedia)
Forecast track of TS Hanna (image from www.weatherunderground.com)
Below is the list from today's George's walk at Higbee Beach WMA. The species list is a little lean given the southerly flow but completely expected. Though, I'd say that a good time was had by all. And, as usual, the parking lot proves to be a productive birding spot on a slower day! Heck, the parking lots is always one of the more productive spots at Higbee!!
Location:Higbee Beach
Observation date: 9/5/08
Notes: This is the weekly CMBO walk, led today by Steve Weis, Karl Lukens, Patty Rourke, and Chuck and MaryJane Slugg. We had participants fromNew Mexico , Ohio , Tennessee , and Virginia , in addition to the expected New Jerseyans. The birds were few and far between, with the largest number and variety seen at the beginning in the parking lot.
Number of species: 36
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Laughing Gull X
Herring Gull X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Carolina Wren 10
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 25
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 5
American Redstart 5
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal X
Indigo Bunting X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 10
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2
Location:
Observation date: 9/5/08
Notes: This is the weekly CMBO walk, led today by Steve Weis, Karl Lukens, Patty Rourke, and Chuck and MaryJane Slugg. We had participants from
Number of species: 36
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Laughing Gull X
Herring Gull X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Carolina Wren 10
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 25
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 5
American Redstart 5
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal X
Indigo Bunting X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 10
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2
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