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Lighthouse Point, 5/15

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julian hough
Mon, May 16, 2022 12:05 PM

Noon-2pm. North Woods.Obvious presence of migrants as expected with the southerly wind and coastal fog, even this late in the morning. Black and Whites were the most numerous with a good early showing of Blackpolls. Among the commoner, expected migrants, two Bay-breasted and a Hooded showed well. Swainson's and Wood Thrushes also present as well as a scattering of tanagers, grosbeaks and orioles. Not a massive fallout but great to see a variety of birds in a small area.
Julian HoughNew Haven
Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

Noon-2pm. North Woods.Obvious presence of migrants as expected with the southerly wind and coastal fog, even this late in the morning. Black and Whites were the most numerous with a good early showing of Blackpolls. Among the commoner, expected migrants, two Bay-breasted and a Hooded showed well. Swainson's and Wood Thrushes also present as well as a scattering of tanagers, grosbeaks and orioles. Not a massive fallout but great to see a variety of birds in a small area. Julian HoughNew Haven Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android
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Angela Dimmitt
Mon, May 16, 2022 1:52 PM

Interestingly, here inland there was no similar fallout - 4 people doing surveys in 4 local areas reported almost no warblers or vireos, few thrushes (except Wood Thrushes), no flycatchers (ex. phoebes and great crested), and a generally slow morning!
Angela DimmittNew Milford 

-----Original Message-----
From: julian hough via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
To: Birds CT ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Sent: Mon, May 16, 2022 8:05 am
Subject: [CT Birds] Lighthouse Point, 5/15

Noon-2pm. North Woods.Obvious presence of migrants as expected with the southerly wind and coastal fog, even this late in the morning. Black and Whites were the most numerous with a good early showing of Blackpolls. Among the commoner, expected migrants, two Bay-breasted and a Hooded showed well. Swainson's and Wood Thrushes also present as well as a scattering of tanagers, grosbeaks and orioles. Not a massive fallout but great to see a variety of birds in a small area.
Julian HoughNew Haven
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Interestingly, here inland there was no similar fallout - 4 people doing surveys in 4 local areas reported almost no warblers or vireos, few thrushes (except Wood Thrushes), no flycatchers (ex. phoebes and great crested), and a generally slow morning! Angela DimmittNew Milford  -----Original Message----- From: julian hough via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> To: Birds CT <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Mon, May 16, 2022 8:05 am Subject: [CT Birds] Lighthouse Point, 5/15 Noon-2pm. North Woods.Obvious presence of migrants as expected with the southerly wind and coastal fog, even this late in the morning. Black and Whites were the most numerous with a good early showing of Blackpolls. Among the commoner, expected migrants, two Bay-breasted and a Hooded showed well. Swainson's and Wood Thrushes also present as well as a scattering of tanagers, grosbeaks and orioles. Not a massive fallout but great to see a variety of birds in a small area. Julian HoughNew Haven Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/
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Andrew McGann
Mon, May 16, 2022 4:09 PM

Just north of New Haven, along the East side of West Rock Ridge, I had 22
species of warbler, and 82 species overall yesterday, in a rather confined
area. I would say yesterday was very warblery near the triple frontier of
New Haven-Hamden-Woodbridge in New Haven County. Not bad for all
forest/forest-edge habitat.

The highlights for me, personally, are a continuing, very territorial
drumming Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (perhaps it will potentially be the
southernmost nesting YBSA in New Haven County this year? But I think it’s
still single…).

My warbler highlights were a very vocal Wilson’s Warbler, and a Blue-winged
Warbler (phenotype) that was singing a textbook Golden-winged alternate
song. Always have to ground-truth those Winged Warblers!

I made a ton of audio recordings while also performing some beta testing of
the Merlin app, and… it was omitting plenty of far-away/quiet songs, but it
absolutely nailed all of the closer/louder songs. The only false positive
it gave me was when it registered the Black-capped Chickadee copulation
high-pitch twittering as a Golden-crowned Kinglet. But that was it for
false positives.

When I get time to post-process and upload some of my recordings I’ll post
the eBird Trip Report with the embedded media.

Good birding,
Andy McGann
New Haven, CT

eBird checklist summary, for some simple walks in mid-morning and afternoon:

eBird Checklist Summary for: to May 15, 2022 at 12:00 AM May 15, 2022 at
11:59 PM

Number of Checklists: 7
Number of Taxa: 82

Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Austin
Date: May 15, 2022 at 7:49 AM
(2): Farm Brook pond
Date: May 15, 2022 at 8:56 AM
(3): Northern End of West Rock Ridge SP
Date: May 15, 2022 at 9:48 AM
(4): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP
Date: May 15, 2022 at 11:25 AM
(5): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP
Date: May 15, 2022 at 3:15 PM
(6): Farm Brook pond
Date: May 15, 2022 at 3:56 PM
(7): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP
Date: May 15, 2022 at 4:27 PM

2 Wood Duck -- (2)
6 Mourning Dove -- (2),(3),(4)
2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo -- (2),(3)
3 Chimney Swift -- (2),(4)
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- (4)
1 Great Blue Heron -- (2)
2 Black Vulture -- (4)
6 Turkey Vulture -- (3),(4),(5)
1 Osprey (carolinensis) -- (6)
1 Cooper's Hawk -- (4)
2 Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) -- (3),(5)
1 Great Horned Owl -- (4)
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- (3)
7 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (2),(3),(5),(6),(7)
5 Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) -- (2),(3),(4)
1 Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) -- (3)
2 Pileated Woodpecker -- (3),(7)
1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) -- (2)
3 Eastern Wood-Pewee -- (3),(4),(7)
9 Great Crested Flycatcher -- (3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
4 Eastern Kingbird -- (2),(5),(6)
2 Yellow-throated Vireo -- (2),(3)
6 Warbling Vireo (Eastern) -- (1),(2),(5),(6),(7)
8 Red-eyed Vireo -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
12 Blue Jay -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
1 American Crow -- (7)
8 Black-capped Chickadee -- (2),(3),(4)
17 Tufted Titmouse -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow -- (2),(5)
22 Tree Swallow -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
12 Barn Swallow (American) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6)
4 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) -- (2),(3),(6),(7)
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) -- (5)
11 House Wren (Northern) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
4 Carolina Wren -- (2),(3),(5)
3 European Starling -- (1),(4)
16 Gray Catbird -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
1 Brown Thrasher -- (2)
1 Eastern Bluebird -- (3)
2 Veery -- (3)
11 Wood Thrush -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
17 American Robin -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
2 Cedar Waxwing -- (3)
3 House Sparrow -- (2),(3)
1 House Finch -- (1)
15 American Goldfinch -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
16 Chipping Sparrow -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
4 Field Sparrow -- (4),(5),(7)
8 Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
3 Eastern Towhee -- (2),(4),(7)
1 Bobolink -- (6)
1 Orchard Oriole -- (4)
10 Baltimore Oriole -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(6),(7)
28 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6)
9 Brown-headed Cowbird -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
9 Common Grackle (Bronzed) -- (2),(3),(4),(6)
16 Ovenbird -- (2),(3),(5),(7)
4 Worm-eating Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7)
5 Louisiana Waterthrush -- (2),(3),(5),(7)
1 Northern Waterthrush -- (2)
6 Blue-winged Warbler -- (2),(4),(5),(6)
1 Golden-winged/Blue-winged Warbler -- (4)
8 Black-and-white Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7)
12 Common Yellowthroat -- (2),(4),(5),(6),(7)
1 Hooded Warbler -- (3)
10 American Redstart -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
6 Northern Parula -- (2),(3),(7)
5 Magnolia Warbler -- (3),(5),(6),(7)
2 Blackburnian Warbler -- (2)
7 Yellow Warbler (Northern) -- (2),(5),(6),(7)
4 Chestnut-sided Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7)
3 Blackpoll Warbler -- (2),(3),(4)
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler -- (4)
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) -- (5)
2 Prairie Warbler -- (5),(7)
3 Black-throated Green Warbler -- (2),(3)
3 Canada Warbler -- (2),(3),(5)
2 Wilson's Warbler -- (2),(4)
9 Scarlet Tanager -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5)
16 Northern Cardinal -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
10 Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
9 Indigo Bunting -- (2),(4),(5),(7)

This trip summary was created using the eBird app for iPhone and iPad.
See eBird
https://itunes.apple.com/app/ebird-by-cornell-lab-ornithology/id988799279?mt=8
for
more information.

On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 9:52 AM Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:

Interestingly, here inland there was no similar fallout - 4 people doing
surveys in 4 local areas reported almost no warblers or vireos, few
thrushes (except Wood Thrushes), no flycatchers (ex. phoebes and great
crested), and a generally slow morning!
Angela DimmittNew Milford

-----Original Message-----
From: julian hough via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
To: Birds CT ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Sent: Mon, May 16, 2022 8:05 am
Subject: [CT Birds] Lighthouse Point, 5/15

Noon-2pm. North Woods.Obvious presence of migrants as expected with the
southerly wind and coastal fog, even this late in the morning. Black and
Whites were the most numerous with a good early showing of
Blackpolls. Among the commoner, expected migrants, two Bay-breasted and a
Hooded showed well. Swainson's and Wood Thrushes also present as well as a
scattering of tanagers, grosbeaks and orioles. Not a massive fallout but
great to see a variety of birds in a small area.
Julian HoughNew Haven
Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

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Just north of New Haven, along the East side of West Rock Ridge, I had 22 species of warbler, and 82 species overall yesterday, in a rather confined area. I would say yesterday was very warblery near the triple frontier of New Haven-Hamden-Woodbridge in New Haven County. Not bad for all forest/forest-edge habitat. The highlights for me, personally, are a continuing, very territorial drumming Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (perhaps it will potentially be the southernmost nesting YBSA in New Haven County this year? But I think it’s still single…). My warbler highlights were a very vocal Wilson’s Warbler, and a Blue-winged Warbler (phenotype) that was singing a textbook Golden-winged alternate song. Always have to ground-truth those Winged Warblers! I made a ton of audio recordings while also performing some beta testing of the Merlin app, and… it was omitting plenty of far-away/quiet songs, but it absolutely nailed all of the closer/louder songs. The *only* false positive it gave me was when it registered the Black-capped Chickadee copulation high-pitch twittering as a Golden-crowned Kinglet. But that was it for false positives. When I get time to post-process and upload some of my recordings I’ll post the eBird Trip Report with the embedded media. Good birding, Andy McGann New Haven, CT eBird checklist summary, for some simple walks in mid-morning and afternoon: eBird Checklist Summary for: to May 15, 2022 at 12:00 AM May 15, 2022 at 11:59 PM Number of Checklists: 7 Number of Taxa: 82 Checklists included in this summary: (1): Austin Date: May 15, 2022 at 7:49 AM (2): Farm Brook pond Date: May 15, 2022 at 8:56 AM (3): Northern End of West Rock Ridge SP Date: May 15, 2022 at 9:48 AM (4): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP Date: May 15, 2022 at 11:25 AM (5): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP Date: May 15, 2022 at 3:15 PM (6): Farm Brook pond Date: May 15, 2022 at 3:56 PM (7): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP Date: May 15, 2022 at 4:27 PM 2 Wood Duck -- (2) 6 Mourning Dove -- (2),(3),(4) 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo -- (2),(3) 3 Chimney Swift -- (2),(4) 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- (4) 1 Great Blue Heron -- (2) 2 Black Vulture -- (4) 6 Turkey Vulture -- (3),(4),(5) 1 Osprey (carolinensis) -- (6) 1 Cooper's Hawk -- (4) 2 Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) -- (3),(5) 1 Great Horned Owl -- (4) 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- (3) 7 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (2),(3),(5),(6),(7) 5 Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) -- (2),(3),(4) 1 Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) -- (3) 2 Pileated Woodpecker -- (3),(7) 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) -- (2) 3 Eastern Wood-Pewee -- (3),(4),(7) 9 Great Crested Flycatcher -- (3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 4 Eastern Kingbird -- (2),(5),(6) 2 Yellow-throated Vireo -- (2),(3) 6 Warbling Vireo (Eastern) -- (1),(2),(5),(6),(7) 8 Red-eyed Vireo -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 12 Blue Jay -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 1 American Crow -- (7) 8 Black-capped Chickadee -- (2),(3),(4) 17 Tufted Titmouse -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow -- (2),(5) 22 Tree Swallow -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 12 Barn Swallow (American) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6) 4 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) -- (2),(3),(6),(7) 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) -- (5) 11 House Wren (Northern) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 4 Carolina Wren -- (2),(3),(5) 3 European Starling -- (1),(4) 16 Gray Catbird -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 1 Brown Thrasher -- (2) 1 Eastern Bluebird -- (3) 2 Veery -- (3) 11 Wood Thrush -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 17 American Robin -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 2 Cedar Waxwing -- (3) 3 House Sparrow -- (2),(3) 1 House Finch -- (1) 15 American Goldfinch -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 16 Chipping Sparrow -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 4 Field Sparrow -- (4),(5),(7) 8 Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 3 Eastern Towhee -- (2),(4),(7) 1 Bobolink -- (6) 1 Orchard Oriole -- (4) 10 Baltimore Oriole -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(6),(7) 28 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6) 9 Brown-headed Cowbird -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 9 Common Grackle (Bronzed) -- (2),(3),(4),(6) 16 Ovenbird -- (2),(3),(5),(7) 4 Worm-eating Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7) 5 Louisiana Waterthrush -- (2),(3),(5),(7) 1 Northern Waterthrush -- (2) 6 Blue-winged Warbler -- (2),(4),(5),(6) 1 Golden-winged/Blue-winged Warbler -- (4) 8 Black-and-white Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7) 12 Common Yellowthroat -- (2),(4),(5),(6),(7) 1 Hooded Warbler -- (3) 10 American Redstart -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 6 Northern Parula -- (2),(3),(7) 5 Magnolia Warbler -- (3),(5),(6),(7) 2 Blackburnian Warbler -- (2) 7 Yellow Warbler (Northern) -- (2),(5),(6),(7) 4 Chestnut-sided Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7) 3 Blackpoll Warbler -- (2),(3),(4) 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler -- (4) 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) -- (5) 2 Prairie Warbler -- (5),(7) 3 Black-throated Green Warbler -- (2),(3) 3 Canada Warbler -- (2),(3),(5) 2 Wilson's Warbler -- (2),(4) 9 Scarlet Tanager -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5) 16 Northern Cardinal -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 10 Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 9 Indigo Bunting -- (2),(4),(5),(7) This trip summary was created using the eBird app for iPhone and iPad. See eBird <https://itunes.apple.com/app/ebird-by-cornell-lab-ornithology/id988799279?mt=8> for more information. On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 9:52 AM Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds < ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > Interestingly, here inland there was no similar fallout - 4 people doing > surveys in 4 local areas reported almost no warblers or vireos, few > thrushes (except Wood Thrushes), no flycatchers (ex. phoebes and great > crested), and a generally slow morning! > Angela DimmittNew Milford > > > -----Original Message----- > From: julian hough via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > To: Birds CT <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Mon, May 16, 2022 8:05 am > Subject: [CT Birds] Lighthouse Point, 5/15 > > Noon-2pm. North Woods.Obvious presence of migrants as expected with the > southerly wind and coastal fog, even this late in the morning. Black and > Whites were the most numerous with a good early showing of > Blackpolls. Among the commoner, expected migrants, two Bay-breasted and a > Hooded showed well. Swainson's and Wood Thrushes also present as well as a > scattering of tanagers, grosbeaks and orioles. Not a massive fallout but > great to see a variety of birds in a small area. > Julian HoughNew Haven > Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/
BR
Bill Rankin
Mon, May 16, 2022 9:33 PM

Following up on Andy's message below, I’ve also been finding that the latest update to the Merlin sound ID app (released last week) has improved it considerably — it seems to be both more sensitive and more accurate.

Most of the false positives I've had are pretty obviously junk (and don't appear more than once). One notable exception I've found, however, is that nearly every time I'm hearing Red-Eyed Vireo, it will sometimes also suggest Philadelphia Vireo. This has happened at least three times, in different locations and different conditions. The two songs are similar enough that the confusion is understandable, but given the increasing accuracy of the app the exceptions are worth extra caution.

Bill Rankin
New Haven


From: Andrew McGann via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2022 12:09
To: Angela Dimmitt angeladimmitt@aol.com
Cc: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Lighthouse Point, 5/15

Just north of New Haven, along the East side of West Rock Ridge, I had 22
species of warbler, and 82 species overall yesterday, in a rather confined
area. I would say yesterday was very warblery near the triple frontier of
New Haven-Hamden-Woodbridge in New Haven County. Not bad for all
forest/forest-edge habitat.

The highlights for me, personally, are a continuing, very territorial
drumming Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (perhaps it will potentially be the
southernmost nesting YBSA in New Haven County this year? But I think it’s
still single…).

My warbler highlights were a very vocal Wilson’s Warbler, and a Blue-winged
Warbler (phenotype) that was singing a textbook Golden-winged alternate
song. Always have to ground-truth those Winged Warblers!

I made a ton of audio recordings while also performing some beta testing of
the Merlin app, and… it was omitting plenty of far-away/quiet songs, but it
absolutely nailed all of the closer/louder songs. The only false positive
it gave me was when it registered the Black-capped Chickadee copulation
high-pitch twittering as a Golden-crowned Kinglet. But that was it for
false positives.

When I get time to post-process and upload some of my recordings I’ll post
the eBird Trip Report with the embedded media.

Good birding,
Andy McGann
New Haven, CT

eBird checklist summary, for some simple walks in mid-morning and afternoon:

eBird Checklist Summary for: to May 15, 2022 at 12:00 AM May 15, 2022 at
11:59 PM

Number of Checklists: 7
Number of Taxa: 82

Checklists included in this summary:
(1): Austin
Date: May 15, 2022 at 7:49 AM
(2): Farm Brook pond
Date: May 15, 2022 at 8:56 AM
(3): Northern End of West Rock Ridge SP
Date: May 15, 2022 at 9:48 AM
(4): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP
Date: May 15, 2022 at 11:25 AM
(5): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP
Date: May 15, 2022 at 3:15 PM
(6): Farm Brook pond
Date: May 15, 2022 at 3:56 PM
(7): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP
Date: May 15, 2022 at 4:27 PM

2 Wood Duck -- (2)
6 Mourning Dove -- (2),(3),(4)
2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo -- (2),(3)
3 Chimney Swift -- (2),(4)
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- (4)
1 Great Blue Heron -- (2)
2 Black Vulture -- (4)
6 Turkey Vulture -- (3),(4),(5)
1 Osprey (carolinensis) -- (6)
1 Cooper's Hawk -- (4)
2 Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) -- (3),(5)
1 Great Horned Owl -- (4)
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- (3)
7 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (2),(3),(5),(6),(7)
5 Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) -- (2),(3),(4)
1 Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) -- (3)
2 Pileated Woodpecker -- (3),(7)
1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) -- (2)
3 Eastern Wood-Pewee -- (3),(4),(7)
9 Great Crested Flycatcher -- (3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
4 Eastern Kingbird -- (2),(5),(6)
2 Yellow-throated Vireo -- (2),(3)
6 Warbling Vireo (Eastern) -- (1),(2),(5),(6),(7)
8 Red-eyed Vireo -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
12 Blue Jay -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
1 American Crow -- (7)
8 Black-capped Chickadee -- (2),(3),(4)
17 Tufted Titmouse -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow -- (2),(5)
22 Tree Swallow -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
12 Barn Swallow (American) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6)
4 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) -- (2),(3),(6),(7)
1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) -- (5)
11 House Wren (Northern) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
4 Carolina Wren -- (2),(3),(5)
3 European Starling -- (1),(4)
16 Gray Catbird -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
1 Brown Thrasher -- (2)
1 Eastern Bluebird -- (3)
2 Veery -- (3)
11 Wood Thrush -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
17 American Robin -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
2 Cedar Waxwing -- (3)
3 House Sparrow -- (2),(3)
1 House Finch -- (1)
15 American Goldfinch -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
16 Chipping Sparrow -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7)
4 Field Sparrow -- (4),(5),(7)
8 Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
3 Eastern Towhee -- (2),(4),(7)
1 Bobolink -- (6)
1 Orchard Oriole -- (4)
10 Baltimore Oriole -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(6),(7)
28 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6)
9 Brown-headed Cowbird -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
9 Common Grackle (Bronzed) -- (2),(3),(4),(6)
16 Ovenbird -- (2),(3),(5),(7)
4 Worm-eating Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7)
5 Louisiana Waterthrush -- (2),(3),(5),(7)
1 Northern Waterthrush -- (2)
6 Blue-winged Warbler -- (2),(4),(5),(6)
1 Golden-winged/Blue-winged Warbler -- (4)
8 Black-and-white Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7)
12 Common Yellowthroat -- (2),(4),(5),(6),(7)
1 Hooded Warbler -- (3)
10 American Redstart -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
6 Northern Parula -- (2),(3),(7)
5 Magnolia Warbler -- (3),(5),(6),(7)
2 Blackburnian Warbler -- (2)
7 Yellow Warbler (Northern) -- (2),(5),(6),(7)
4 Chestnut-sided Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7)
3 Blackpoll Warbler -- (2),(3),(4)
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler -- (4)
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) -- (5)
2 Prairie Warbler -- (5),(7)
3 Black-throated Green Warbler -- (2),(3)
3 Canada Warbler -- (2),(3),(5)
2 Wilson's Warbler -- (2),(4)
9 Scarlet Tanager -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5)
16 Northern Cardinal -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
10 Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7)
9 Indigo Bunting -- (2),(4),(5),(7)

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On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 9:52 AM Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds <
ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:

Interestingly, here inland there was no similar fallout - 4 people doing
surveys in 4 local areas reported almost no warblers or vireos, few
thrushes (except Wood Thrushes), no flycatchers (ex. phoebes and great
crested), and a generally slow morning!
Angela DimmittNew Milford

-----Original Message-----
From: julian hough via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
To: Birds CT ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Sent: Mon, May 16, 2022 8:05 am
Subject: [CT Birds] Lighthouse Point, 5/15

Noon-2pm. North Woods.Obvious presence of migrants as expected with the
southerly wind and coastal fog, even this late in the morning. Black and
Whites were the most numerous with a good early showing of
Blackpolls. Among the commoner, expected migrants, two Bay-breasted and a
Hooded showed well. Swainson's and Wood Thrushes also present as well as a
scattering of tanagers, grosbeaks and orioles. Not a massive fallout but
great to see a variety of birds in a small area.
Julian HoughNew Haven
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Following up on Andy's message below, I’ve also been finding that the latest update to the Merlin sound ID app (released last week) has improved it considerably — it seems to be both more sensitive and more accurate. Most of the false positives I've had are pretty obviously junk (and don't appear more than once). One notable exception I've found, however, is that nearly every time I'm hearing Red-Eyed Vireo, it will sometimes also suggest Philadelphia Vireo. This has happened at least three times, in different locations and different conditions. The two songs are similar enough that the confusion is understandable, but given the increasing accuracy of the app the exceptions are worth extra caution. Bill Rankin New Haven ________________________________ From: Andrew McGann via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2022 12:09 To: Angela Dimmitt <angeladimmitt@aol.com> Cc: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Lighthouse Point, 5/15 Just north of New Haven, along the East side of West Rock Ridge, I had 22 species of warbler, and 82 species overall yesterday, in a rather confined area. I would say yesterday was very warblery near the triple frontier of New Haven-Hamden-Woodbridge in New Haven County. Not bad for all forest/forest-edge habitat. The highlights for me, personally, are a continuing, very territorial drumming Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (perhaps it will potentially be the southernmost nesting YBSA in New Haven County this year? But I think it’s still single…). My warbler highlights were a very vocal Wilson’s Warbler, and a Blue-winged Warbler (phenotype) that was singing a textbook Golden-winged alternate song. Always have to ground-truth those Winged Warblers! I made a ton of audio recordings while also performing some beta testing of the Merlin app, and… it was omitting plenty of far-away/quiet songs, but it absolutely nailed all of the closer/louder songs. The *only* false positive it gave me was when it registered the Black-capped Chickadee copulation high-pitch twittering as a Golden-crowned Kinglet. But that was it for false positives. When I get time to post-process and upload some of my recordings I’ll post the eBird Trip Report with the embedded media. Good birding, Andy McGann New Haven, CT eBird checklist summary, for some simple walks in mid-morning and afternoon: eBird Checklist Summary for: to May 15, 2022 at 12:00 AM May 15, 2022 at 11:59 PM Number of Checklists: 7 Number of Taxa: 82 Checklists included in this summary: (1): Austin Date: May 15, 2022 at 7:49 AM (2): Farm Brook pond Date: May 15, 2022 at 8:56 AM (3): Northern End of West Rock Ridge SP Date: May 15, 2022 at 9:48 AM (4): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP Date: May 15, 2022 at 11:25 AM (5): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP Date: May 15, 2022 at 3:15 PM (6): Farm Brook pond Date: May 15, 2022 at 3:56 PM (7): Mountain Rd. Access to West Rock Ridge SP Date: May 15, 2022 at 4:27 PM 2 Wood Duck -- (2) 6 Mourning Dove -- (2),(3),(4) 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo -- (2),(3) 3 Chimney Swift -- (2),(4) 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird -- (4) 1 Great Blue Heron -- (2) 2 Black Vulture -- (4) 6 Turkey Vulture -- (3),(4),(5) 1 Osprey (carolinensis) -- (6) 1 Cooper's Hawk -- (4) 2 Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) -- (3),(5) 1 Great Horned Owl -- (4) 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- (3) 7 Red-bellied Woodpecker -- (2),(3),(5),(6),(7) 5 Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) -- (2),(3),(4) 1 Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) -- (3) 2 Pileated Woodpecker -- (3),(7) 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) -- (2) 3 Eastern Wood-Pewee -- (3),(4),(7) 9 Great Crested Flycatcher -- (3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 4 Eastern Kingbird -- (2),(5),(6) 2 Yellow-throated Vireo -- (2),(3) 6 Warbling Vireo (Eastern) -- (1),(2),(5),(6),(7) 8 Red-eyed Vireo -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 12 Blue Jay -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 1 American Crow -- (7) 8 Black-capped Chickadee -- (2),(3),(4) 17 Tufted Titmouse -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow -- (2),(5) 22 Tree Swallow -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 12 Barn Swallow (American) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6) 4 White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) -- (2),(3),(6),(7) 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) -- (5) 11 House Wren (Northern) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 4 Carolina Wren -- (2),(3),(5) 3 European Starling -- (1),(4) 16 Gray Catbird -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 1 Brown Thrasher -- (2) 1 Eastern Bluebird -- (3) 2 Veery -- (3) 11 Wood Thrush -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 17 American Robin -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 2 Cedar Waxwing -- (3) 3 House Sparrow -- (2),(3) 1 House Finch -- (1) 15 American Goldfinch -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 16 Chipping Sparrow -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(7) 4 Field Sparrow -- (4),(5),(7) 8 Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 3 Eastern Towhee -- (2),(4),(7) 1 Bobolink -- (6) 1 Orchard Oriole -- (4) 10 Baltimore Oriole -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(6),(7) 28 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6) 9 Brown-headed Cowbird -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 9 Common Grackle (Bronzed) -- (2),(3),(4),(6) 16 Ovenbird -- (2),(3),(5),(7) 4 Worm-eating Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7) 5 Louisiana Waterthrush -- (2),(3),(5),(7) 1 Northern Waterthrush -- (2) 6 Blue-winged Warbler -- (2),(4),(5),(6) 1 Golden-winged/Blue-winged Warbler -- (4) 8 Black-and-white Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7) 12 Common Yellowthroat -- (2),(4),(5),(6),(7) 1 Hooded Warbler -- (3) 10 American Redstart -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 6 Northern Parula -- (2),(3),(7) 5 Magnolia Warbler -- (3),(5),(6),(7) 2 Blackburnian Warbler -- (2) 7 Yellow Warbler (Northern) -- (2),(5),(6),(7) 4 Chestnut-sided Warbler -- (2),(3),(5),(7) 3 Blackpoll Warbler -- (2),(3),(4) 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler -- (4) 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) -- (5) 2 Prairie Warbler -- (5),(7) 3 Black-throated Green Warbler -- (2),(3) 3 Canada Warbler -- (2),(3),(5) 2 Wilson's Warbler -- (2),(4) 9 Scarlet Tanager -- (1),(2),(3),(4),(5) 16 Northern Cardinal -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 10 Rose-breasted Grosbeak -- (2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7) 9 Indigo Bunting -- (2),(4),(5),(7) This trip summary was created using the eBird app for iPhone and iPad. See eBird <https://itunes.apple.com/app/ebird-by-cornell-lab-ornithology/id988799279?mt=8> for more information. On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 9:52 AM Angela Dimmitt via CTBirds < ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > Interestingly, here inland there was no similar fallout - 4 people doing > surveys in 4 local areas reported almost no warblers or vireos, few > thrushes (except Wood Thrushes), no flycatchers (ex. phoebes and great > crested), and a generally slow morning! > Angela DimmittNew Milford > > > -----Original Message----- > From: julian hough via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > To: Birds CT <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Mon, May 16, 2022 8:05 am > Subject: [CT Birds] Lighthouse Point, 5/15 > > Noon-2pm. North Woods.Obvious presence of migrants as expected with the > southerly wind and coastal fog, even this late in the morning. Black and > Whites were the most numerous with a good early showing of > Blackpolls. Among the commoner, expected migrants, two Bay-breasted and a > Hooded showed well. Swainson's and Wood Thrushes also present as well as a > scattering of tanagers, grosbeaks and orioles. Not a massive fallout but > great to see a variety of birds in a small area. > Julian HoughNew Haven > Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/