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ROBERT O. PAXTON the first of severalmigration waves that RustyBlackbirds, 1,500 E. Bluebirds,and 460 RiversideDrive, Apt. 72, madethis fall seemalmost like the old days "thousands"of sparrows(PL). That night NewYork, NY 10027 (seeraptors, Chimney Swift). Sandy Hook Katie Duffy'steam bandeda single-night held 25 warblerspecies 18 Sep.Floyd also record145 owls(mostly N. Saw-whets)at JOSEPH C. BURGIEL brokethe GreatDrought of 1999,although CapeMay. 331Alpine Ct., Stanhope, NJ 07874 rainfall remainedlight throughNov. The In the mild Nov many late departure drought affected habitat available for recordswere exceeded: e.g., E. Wood-Pewee DAVID A. CUTLER migratingwaders and the food supplyfor 22 Nov at Rochester(DT), Red-eyedVireo 1003Livezey Lane, Philadelphia, PA19119 birdpopulations in general.While observers 13 Nov at Rochester(DS, G. Chapin), agreedon conefailure in the north,contra- BlackpollWarbler banded 20 Oct at Kaiser- roughtmarked punctuatedthis season. by Hurricanetwo hurricanes Dennis dictory information arrived about the Manitou(R. McKinney),Orchard Oriole 14 stalledwell offshore, dwindling to a Tropical droughtsimpact on fruit andseeds. Oct at Union Beach, Monmouth, NJ (T. Stormbefore passing ne. 6-7 Sep.It beached The migrationwas spectacularat mo- Boyle).N. Goshawks,Rough-legged Hawks, tubenoses(induding Pennsylvania'sfirst mentsalong shorelines, more ordinary else- SnowyOwls, winter finches,bark-gleaners documented Greater Shearwater)and off- where. Observers on the L. Ontario flood- and N. Shrikesstaged limited invasions. shore migrants (jaegers,Am. Golden- plainwere "awed by the numbersand vari- Notable rarities included Western Grebe, plovers,Hudsonian Godwits, phalaropes, ety of passefines"through Sep (WS). On multipleWhite-faced Storm-Petrels, Wood BlackTerns). Hurricane Floyd also weak- 6-7 Nov an immense cold front unleashed a Stork,Red-necked Stint, Say's Phoebe, Cave enedas it crossedL.I. duringthe night of tide of migrantson LongIsland and Cape Swallows,and Townsend'sSolitaire. As for 16-17 Sep.Its principalimpact was exten- May. Diurnal migrants dominated this regular species,significant long-running sive flood damagein Pennsylvania,New event.On LongIsland's biggest day, 7 Nov, data come from the Hamlin Beach lake- Jersey,and the Adirondacks.By dawnthe upwardsof a million robins,tens of thou- watch on L. Ontario (BE) and the seawatch cold front that had helpedweaken it was sandsof goldfinchesand blackbirdsand at Avalon,NJ (CW), a dozen hawkwatches, alreadyarriving on howlingnw. winds, leav- hundreds of Pine Siskins and crossbills and severalbanding stations. We regretnot ing little pelagicfallout (see Sooty, Bridled, movedsouthwest (AW). In Cumberland,NJ, hearingfrom someothers. SandwichTerns). These storms bottled up on the morningof 6 Nov,millions of robins migrantsthat the followingcold fronts then andthousands of blackbirds,waxwings, and Abbreviations:Avalon (seawatch n. of Cape released.September 1 lth broughtthe first bluebirdsfollowed Delaware Bay southeast May,NJ); Bombay Hook (Bornbay Hook N. W.R., Broad-wingedHawk flight and abundant (R. Barber).They reachedCape May that near Smyrna,DE); Brig (BrigantineUnit, passerines(27 speciesof warblersat Cape evening,estimated at a million-and-quarter EdwardP. Forsythe N.W.R., Atlantic N J); Chazy May).On theheels of Floyd18-19 Sep came Am. Robins,75,000 Am. Goldfinches,2,000 riverlands(L. Champlain shore around Chazy

VOLUME54 (ZOO0h NUMBER1 31 Rivermouths, Clinton, NY),' Conejohela Flats visitorto Chester,PA, continued into Aug (P. (SusquehannaR. at WashingtonBoro, Hudock et al.). Others far afield included Lancaster,PA); Derby Hill (hawkwatch at se. two at Montezuma 31 Aug-ll Sep (G. comer L. Ontario,Mexico, Oswego,NY); Kloppelet al.) and one late at Biddlecum HamlinBeach (state park on L. Ontario, Pond,Schroeppel Twp., Oswego, NY, 16-18 Monroe, NY); lamaicaBay (JamaicaBay Oct (R. Knightet al.).An imm.Wood Stork IMIdlifeRef., New YorkCity); Johnson sod farm at Old Tappan,Bergen, Jul-Aug (ph. A. (Salem/Cumberland, NJ); Kaiser-Manitou Pochek)was New lersey'seighth and the (bandingstation w. of Rochester,NY); /.I. first outside Cape May. Ever-expanding (LongIsland, NY); Montezuma(Montezuma Black Vultures established a new record of N.W.R.,n. of L. Cayuga,Seneca, NY); NJBRC 80 passingHawk Mt., 56 of them 31 Oct, (NewJersey B/rd Records Corn.); NYSARC (New while a kettle of 16 on 25 Oct at Mt. Peter, York State Avian Records Corn.); PORC Orange,NY, continuedrecent fall numbers. (Pennsylvania Ornithological Records An explorerreached N. Chili, Monroe,NY, Committee). 22 Sep(tDT); theyvisit the L. Ontarioplain

LOONS nearlyannually, mostly in spring. THROUGH STORM-PETRELS Oneof an amazingfive that appeared WATERFOWL THROUGH RAPTORS in the Regionduring late August/early Red-throatedLoons passed Hamlin Beach September1 ggg was this White-faced widespread,with aboutsix scattered across lakewatchabundantly again, peaking at Storm-Petrelat HudsonCanyon (off Hew 2,206 on 18 Nov (BE, DT). Mysteriously, Jersey)28 Aug. Photograph/AlanBrady upstateNew Yorkand threeon L.I. The rare most were westbound. A Pac. Loon at Peace blue-morphRoss's Goose was identified at ValleyPark, Bucks, PA 8-9 Nov (ph ABr,AM an hour (ph. J. Passie,fide J. Ash). Off BombayHook 14 Nov (FR). B.c. hutchinsii et al.) providedthe fourth state record Delaware,another skipper reported two 11 CanadaGeese built to an unprecedented32 pendingPORC approval;a well-seenflyby Sep,40 to 45 milese. of FenwickI., and one at IroquoisN.W.R., Genesee-Orleans,NY, 13 at Avalon20 Nov (CW, K. Eckert,B. Russell) 13Sep a littlefarther n. alongthe 30-fathom Nov (M. Morgante).The onlyTufted Duck has been referred to the NJRBC. Horned line (P.Floyd, K. Smith,fide AH). Duringa was a female at Pt. Pleasant,Ocean, NJ, 20 Grebesset a daily recordof 347 passing lengthyquest for tuna 19Sep, Brady report- Nov+ (D. Harrison, E. Obercian, m.ob.). Hamlin Beachlakewatch 4 Nov (BE, DT), ed Band-rumped Storm-Petrelsat each South of accustomedL.I. sites (Montauk, but off Atlanticbeaches they werearriving locationwhere fish and whales were present. JonesInlet), a notable 18-20 Harlequin onlyat seasonsend. The region'sonly Eared From s. of Hudson Canyon to below Ducksgathered at Barnegat,Ocean, N! and Grebevisited Glen Morgan L., Berks,PA, SpenserCanyon (39030' N), then n. to a male reached Indian R. Inlet, DE, at the 13-17 Nov (K. Lebo). Much rarer was the Lendenkohl and to Carteret and Toms end of Nov (MG, APE). Avalon'stotal of W. Grebedescribed at Youngstown, Niagara, Canyons,he encounteredstretches of 532,667scoters (roughly 40% Surf, 60% NY, 27 Nov (tD. Ford); the statehas fewer Sargassum,water temperatures to 75øF,and Black,few White-winged) was the highest in than 20 reportsof Aechmophorus. +20 Band-rumpeds,exceeding any prior the seawatch'sseven years. A N. Fulmar,rarely seenfrom shore Regionalreport. We thankthe followinghawkwatches for nowadays,was off MontaukPt., L.I., 27 Nov data: Mount Peter, Orange,NY (Judith FRIGATEBIRDS (HMcG, ABa, B. Kane, P. St. John). After Cinquina);Hook Mt., Rockland,NY (Vince Dennis passed far offshore, a Greater THROUGH VULTURES Plogar);Fire Is., L.I. (Drew Panko);Central Shearwaterwas retrieved in a parkinglot in A frigatebird,presumed Magnificent, flew Park, NYC (Bob DeCandido);Chimney Richmond Twp., Berks,PA, 10 Sep (S. out to seaover TobayPond, L.I., 26 Sep Rock,Somerset, NI (ChrisAquila); Picatinny Montagner)and taken to a rehab center (A.&K. Ott). Great Egretsgather in ever Arsenal,Morris, NI (SusanSimovich); Hawk where it died (S. Weidensaul,*Reading greater late-summerconcentrations up- Mt., Berks,PA (CraigFosdick); Militia Hill, Public Museum). In addition to common country;e.g., 68 on the SusquehannaR. 24 Fort Washington,PA (MaryleeKlauder); tubenosesoff Cape May were two Manx Aug at the W. FairviewBoat Launch oppo- CapeMay, NJ (Dave Hedeen,Vince Elia); Shearwaters6 Sep and an Audubon's site Harrisburg.The BombayHook Little and Cape Henlopen,DE (CB). Ospreys, Shearwater7 Sep. Another Audubon's Egretwas last reported 14 Aug,as it lostits after severalflat years,broke recordsat washedup thereand two wereless surpris- distinctiveplume (P. Saenger,KK). Among Picatinny(296) and Chimney Rock (945). A ing a! HudsonCanyon 28 Aug (AG, TWB, many wanderingherons, single Tricolored Swallow-tailedKite was reported near SF, MB et al.). After Floyd, a Sooty Heronswere noteworthy at the Conejohela Quarryville, Lancaster,PA 26 Aug (C. Shearwaterand a Manx/Audubon's-type Flats8 Aug,at Montezuma5 Jul-8Aug (K. Alexander).Bald Eaglesbroke recordsat shearwater was in the lower Delaware R. at Rosenberget al.) and late 11 Sep at many watches.Even venerableHawk Mt., Artificial I., Salem,NJ (WD). BraddockBay, Monroe,NY (DS). An ad. predatingthe DDT era,had its third-highest White-facedStorm-Petrels appeared in White Ibis at Whitesbogs1 Aug (LL) was totalever (167), 30 of them17 Sep following unprecedentednumbers. One was pho- onlythe secondfor Burlington,NI. HurricaneFloyd. The sameperiod saw six tographed(ABr) andvidetaped (SF) 28 Aug GlossyIbises disperse n. fromtheir new overCentral Park 18 Sepand six overMr. nearHudson Canyon (m.ob.). After Dennis, northernoutpost on FourBrothers Is. in L. Peter19 Sep.Cooper's Hawks continue to on 9 Sep,one bird amazeda bird-conscious Champlain,judging from observationsin increasetheir share among.Accipiter hawks: fishingcaptain as it worked the oil slick Vermont and at Rouse's Pt. at the n. end of 564set a newrecord at ChimneyRock and around his boat 20 mi s. of Montauk Pt. for L. Champlain6 Oct (JMCP). The summer 938 at Hawk Mt. (comparedto only 4,416

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Sharp-shins)was second only to lastyear. In impoundmentsat Bombay Hook were Sandpipers,where almost unknown; Liv- an above-averageN. Goshawkyear, seven totallydry by Aug,leaving only tidal mud- ingston,NY recordedits third-fifth records passedDerby Hill northbound16 Oct (in a flats.By contrast,low inlandwaters made and one wasaccidental at King'sBay on L spring-likesw. wind that favorsthe site),a possiblegreat variety (28 speciesat Cone- Champlain(CM, BK). The bestcount was a one-daytotal exceeded only by CapeMay's johelaFlats) and local rarities. Drought dis- recordeight during Dennis at Johnsonsod ten in thegreat flight of 7 Nov. favoredgrasspipers. Most Am. Golden- farm(WD). Curlew Sandpipers were limit- Broad-wingedHawks began to move Ploverassemblages coincided with Dennis, ed to Delaware: Woodland Beach W.M.A. 21 w•th the 11 Sepcold front, but the bulk fol- startingwith a rare one 4 Sep at Chazy Aug (FR) and BombayHook 27 Aug (MG, lowed HurricaneFloyd 18-19 Sep (record riverlandson L. Champlain,ten at DeltaL., BGP).Reversing recent patterns, there were numbers rounded the w. end of L. Erie then Oneida,NY, 5 Sep,and 94 on Johnsonsod threeRuffs around NY City andone at Brig too) The dateof 19Sep was busiest across a farm 6 Sep(C&PS, EM). Eightthe follow- 23 Aug,but none in dry Delaware.Eight broad front: 9,000 over Hook Mt., 5,042 at ing dayat ConejohelaFlats constituted an Red-neckedPhalaropes landed just off Picatinny,7,000 over Pipersville, Bucks, PA, excellentinland congregation.The same RobertMoses S.E, L.I., 6 Sep,during pas- and 6,652 at BeekmanOrchard, Pike,PA, in periodbrought the onlydouble-digit gath- sageof Dennisoffshore. Ten Red Phalaropes the Poconos. Swainson's Hawks were well eringof Buff-breastedSandpipers, up to 18 at BraddockBay, Monroe, NY, likely affected representedagain, with one reportedearly at Johnsonsod farm 6-7 Sep(EM, CS,LZ). by Floyd,were early 17 Sep (?DT). 11 Aug at Mt. Wilson,Lebanon, PA (R. Onesand twosappeared in a dozenother JAEGERS THROUGH TERNS Mrller),three passing Cape May (including places,plus three at ConejohelaFlats 24 Franklin's Gull numbers, though above one with the majorflight of 19 Sep),and Aug(BS). Upland Sandpiper numbers were average,were far belowlast year's inunda- one over SecondMtn., near Ft. Indiantown abysmal,nowhere reaching double digits. A Wilson's Plover, an erstwhile New tion: three around Rochester11 Sep and Gap, Lebanon,PA, with the samerush 18 23-24 Oct (J.&S.Skelly, ?DT), one on the Jerseybreeder with onlysLx accepted occur- Sep (D. Schwenk).The GoldenEagles so Hudson 17 Oct at Piermont Pier, Rockland, rences since 1963 (all in spring), was widespreadthis season must come from far- NY (C. Weiss et al.), two-three on L.I, remarkableat Brig.4 Sep(F. Tetlow).Post- ther west. Outstandingreports included including one 18-19 Sep after Floyd breedingAm. Avocetsat BombayHook ChimneyRock's record 18, and 31 passing (HMcG),and a flybyat Avalon 7 Nov(CW, Hawk Mountain in the second week of Nov swelledagain to 1,056on 10 Oct (BP), de- PL). California Gulls, now annual, were throningthe previousmaximum of 610. alone Am. Kestrels,following years of foundonly around Niagara. A Sabine'sGull dechne,ticked upward both coastallyand Northwardstragglers reached only L.I. (RJK et al.). For onceMarbled Godwits outnum- passedDerby Hill on a coldfront 30 Sep(G •nland They even establisheda one-day Smith)and another was at CapeMay 21 Oct bered Hudsonians.Singles were excellent recordof 5,038at CapeMay on thefront of (CS). The annualLesser Black-backed Gull inlandat ConejohelaFlats 8 Aug (TG) and 30 Sep.A Merlin familyin earlyAug in n. agglomerationin Bucks,PA, peaked at 152at Pt. Peninsula,Jefferson, NY, 30-31 Aug (N. Herk•mer,NY (T. Salo) extendedthe breed- ChurchvilleRes. 21 Nov (A. Binns),likely Leone),typically on the L. Ontarioshore. lng ranges. again.Merlins now compose the mostever observed at onespot in North Coastally,most major shorebird sites had a about half the small falcons at Fire I., com- America. Other impressiveinland counts paredto 40% fifteenyears ago. A quarter- few,the mostbeing 12 at IslandBeach S.P., centuryago, in fall 1977,Cape May's total Ocean,NJ (A.Tongas, P. Misseldine). For the Peregrinecount was 60. This fall it was833, secondfall in a row they accumulatedat with 140on 3 Oct. Becausethey cross water StoneHarbor, Cape May, NJ, reaching seven S A• wasJaegersubstantial passageonagain, L. Ontarioexceed- freely,a "tremendousflight" the sameday by 13 Nov (PSet al.). HudsonianGodwits ing 170 at Hamlin Beachand 24 at brought45 in fourhours to CapeHenlopen, camemainly in ones,the only sizable coastal Derby Hill (19 and 7 Pomatines, on the oppositeshore of DelawareBay. group being eight at the S. Cape May respectively).The big newswas two Farther north, Fire I.'s 253 set a record,with Meadowsduring Dennis 6-7 Sep.Notable ad. Long-tailedjaegers at Hamlin a recordone-day count of 61 on 11 Oct. inlandwere singles at Greece,Monroe, NY, Beach18 Aug (•'DT, ?WS) and 29 Aug 23 Sep(DT, R. O'Hara), Delta L. 11-15 Sep (?DT, tWS, C. Cass),the secondand RAILS THROUGH SHOREBIRDS (WP), and ConejohelaFlats 21 Sep (BS). third documented records at Roches- A YellowRail report from Hook Pond 24 RedKnots ranged from "low" (RGS) to "dis- ter and first for Aug. Jaegerpassage Aug (?B. Kane) has been submittedto astrouslylow" (RJK), though one was southwardsalong L. Champlainwas NYSARC. Three different Virginia Rails remarkableinland at ConejohelaFlats 4 Sep long supposedbut remainedunveri- strandedon skyscraperwindow sills or in (DH). fied for lackof accessto strategicnar- pocketparks in Manhattanin Oct illustrat- A W. Sandpiperwas accidental at Chazy rowsbetween Split Rock Pt, Essex,NY, edthe perils of citiesfor migrants.A Purple riverlands2-4 Sep (CM, BK); one at L. and Thompson'sPt. VT. A lakewatch Galhnulerunning down a streetin L.I. City LaGrange,near Perry, 4-5 Sep (DT, MD) on the Vermont side confirmed the 12 Oct was taken to rehabilitation. Sandhill wasthe first since 1959 in Wyoming,NY. The hypothesis,identifying in NY waters Cranesmust now be consideredregular fall prize shorebirdWas a Red-neckedStint in sevenjaeger sp., four Pomatinesin migrants.This season's five were even slight- brightplumage at Brig. 15-17 Aug (FL, M. Nov (first Essexrecords), and five ly low: one on the Susquehannas. of Fritz), New Jersey'sfirst. LeastSandpipers Parasitics24 Oct-25 Nov (T. Murrin, Duncannon, Perry, PA, 11 Oct, two over accumulatedto a historichigh of 276 at D. Hoag,T. Hall,A. Strong,E Pratt,P. HawkMt. 14Oct (?AK),and two overCape drought-strickenL. Ontelaunee,Berks, PA, Riley). Avalon'stotal 192 Parasitic May 28 Nov (LZ). 22 Jul (KK) and 225 at Green Lane Res., Jaegers(plus four Pomatines)was Shorebirdingwas shapedby drought, Montgomery,PA, 12 Aug (AM). Low water high,too. for better or worse Normally teeming made possibleinland recordsof Baird's

VOLUt4E54 (ZOO0), NUt4BERI 33 Hundredsof LesserBlnck-bncked Gulls, including a peakcount of 152 (!) SevernlSandwicb Terns, like this one at at CkurchvilleReservoir 21 Hov,appeared in Bucks,Pennsylvanin, JonesBeach 17 Sep lggg, were deposited duringNovember lggg, includingthe three adultspictured here on LongIsland, New York, by Tropicnl at Richboro.Photogrnph/Adrinn Binns StormFloyd. Photogrnph/Robert Mnchover induded 20 at PeaceValley, Bucks, PA, 26 Guilderland,Albany, NY, 27 Aug (WE), and threearound NY City/L.I. and about 13 at Nov (AM). Lebanonand Dauphin,PA. A continuing Cape May. More turned up inland than Around a dozen Sandwich Terns were census in the Fairmount section of usual,however, at Guildefiand,Albany, NY, scatteredalong the s. shoreof L.I. after Philadelphiacounted 400+ from 22 Aug-20 13 Oct (WE), EdgmontTwp, Delaware, PA, Floyd.The usualhandful hung around Cape Oct. Their path along the Wissahickon 1 Oct (ph. NPu, J. Ginaven,A. Guarente), Mayand Cape Henlopen all fall.In addition Valleysuggests their migration is influenced and PennypackEcological Restoration to a dozenBridled Terns around Cape May by topography.They continuedinto Oct, Trust,near Philadelphia,13 Nov (J. Raine, duringFloyd, one wasreported at Shinne- with a surprising58 aslate as 4 Oct (DAC). G. Seeholzer,fide P.Weirick). A roostof E. cockInlet. L.I., 21 Aug (ABa),unrelated to A thousandChimney Swifts swarmed at Kingbirdsat TurkeyPt., Cumberland,NJ, storms.Nine Sooty Terns flying w. by Bird Is. Pier, Buffalo,30 Sep (W-W), while numbered22,611 birds 26 Aug (PL). A ShinnecockInlet on the morningof 17 Sep 3,000entered a chimneyat Reading,PA, 18 Scissor-tailedFlycatcher visited Cape May (AJL,SM, P.Buckley, J. Fritz) were the rarest Sep (KK, B. Uhrich). Two RufousHum- 19 Oct (R. Miller).A Fork-tailedFlycatcher falloutfrom HurricaneFloyd. An impressive mingbirds--belowrecent numbers but far wascarefully described 13 Aug at Freeville, 200 BlackTerns in ShinnecockInlet 4 Sep, abovethe old days--werebanded and veri- Cayuga,NY (tK. David, E. Radwanski,to dwindlingto 150 by 6 Sep,were likely fied as imm. males (MG): one at Karen NYSARC).Another at OverpeckPark, Ber- refugeesfrom Dennis.This columnrefers Taylor'sfeeder at Blackwood,Gloucester, NJ, gen, 20 Nov (R. Engsberg)showed more oftento BlackTerns as pelagic migrants; 119 9 Nov+ and another banded at Christine usualtiming; most appear in latefall, plusa descending the SusquehannaR. past Tabaka'sfeeder in Hockessin,New Castle, fewin latespring. ConejohelaFlats 24 Augrevises that image. DE, 15 Nov+. The formerwas the Taylor TwoLoggerhead Shrikes, both in w.New feeder's second consecutive imm. Selas- York,were more than we now expect:one OWLS THROUGH WOODPECKERS phorus.Red-bellied Woodpeckers continue typicallyearly at Three RiversW.M.A., A few SnowyOwls, bypassingthe north, to expandin een.NY into Saratoga,Wash- Onandaga,12 Aug(J. Brin) and anotherat spreadfrom L.I. to ManasquanInlet, Ocean, ington,and Renssalaer(WE). One doesnot Somerset,Niagara, 17 Oct (+S.&T.O'Don- NJ, in Nov (P. Bacinski).The record 145 normally considerthem migratory,but nell).A middlingN. Shrikeinvasion began owlsbanded at CapeMay duringthe hectic three boardeda fishingboat 45 mi e. of in lateOct in the n. and brought_+15 to n. nightof 7 Nov indudedone Great Horned, FenwickI., DE, 18 Sep(E Floyd,fide APE); NJ in Nov (JB);the s. limit wascen. PA (five eightLong-eareds, and 136 N. Saw-whets aboveaverage numbers also passed Hawk in Bucksand singlesin Montgomeryand (K. Duffy), the highestsingle-night total Mt. Woodpeckerirruptions are easily over- Chester)and s. NJ.White-eyed Vireos were there(and perhapsanywhere). Cape May's looked, but counts of Downies and Hairies bandedfor the third straightfall at Kaiser- total of 386 N. Saw-whets banded was below werealso up alongthe barrier beaches. Manitou,well n. of known breedingareas 1995'smammoth flight. In Pennsylvania, (20-23 and 27 Sep;EB). Corn.Ravens, hav- FLYCATCHERS 176 were banded near Eckville, Berks, 10 ing reoccupiedn. hills,increasingly explore Oct-30 Nov (T. Baumann),plus an aston- THROUGH NUTHATCHES lowlands.One was at RocklandLanding, ishing320 at threec. PA sites, three times the A Say'sPhoebe visited Cape May 24 Oct NY, on the Hudson, 28 Oct; one on the Del- norm.One imperturbableowl spent20 Oct (M. Hannisian, FL, D. Shaw,BMo, m.ob., awareat TulleytownDump 25 Aug was Bur- sleepingatop a speakerblaring rock as ph. KK); onlyeight previous state records lingtonNJ's third modern record(WD). workersrenovated a building at Sandy areaccepted. More predictably,Ash-throat- Breedingwas reestablishedin the statein Hook, Monmouth,NJ (R. Dorrance), and ed Flycatcherswere at Fort Tilden, 1992. another came aboard a boat 70 mi off Brooklyn,NY 20 Nov (D. Dyer et al.), and An estimated56,000 Purple Martins Montauk 12 Oct. perhapsas many as three different individu- roostednear Mauricetown, Cumberland,NJ, Flightsof 200+ Corn. Nighthawksin als were at Cape May in Nov (PL, R. 30 Aug (PL). The CaveSwallow phenome- four locationswere encouraging: the Buf- Crossley,VE, SF, WD, D. Dasey). W. nonbroadened this fall. They have appeared falosuburb of Eggertsville2 Aug (M. Davis), Kingbirdswere below par on thecoast: only everyNov since1992 at CapeMay andtwice

34 NORTH AHERICAN BIRDS hudson-delaware on L.I. (1991, 1998). This fall numbersbuilt OneAudubon's Warbler was typically late at confirmed in New York. at CapeMay from one on 1 Nov (AR) to CapeMay 12-28Nov (GG).A lateYellow- Observers(subregional compilers in bold- 35+ duringthe greatflight of 7 Nov (PL);a throated Warbler 24 Nov at W. Winfield, face):Janet Anderson, Robert Andrle (Niagara fewpersisted through Nov. Elsewhere on the Herkimer,only the second fall record for the FrontierArea), Baird Ornithological Club (Berks, coast,one offereda quick look 8 Nov at OneidaL. basin,reflected this species' recent PA),Andy Baldelli (ABa), Scott Barnes (he. N J: Hook Pond,E. Hampton,L.I. (HMcG) and footholdin NY. Orange-crownedWarbler OwlHaven, Rt. 522 Box26, Tennent, NJ 07763), detailsof an imm.at CapeHenlopen 10 Nov numbersseemed up, eveninland, including ChrisBennett (Sussex, DE: Cape Henlopen S. (CB) havebeen submitted to the Delaware five banded at Kaiser-Manitou 1-11 Oct E, 42 CapeHenlopen Dr., Lewes, DE 19958), raritiescommittee as a possiblestate first. (EB). Michael Bochnik (lower Hudson,NY: 86 The greatsurprise was a GreatLakes occur- Sparrowsabounded in late migration EmpireSt., Yonkers,NY 10704),Alan Brady rence, two (and maybe more) near movements. Rarities submitted to the (ABr), CyrusBrame (Tinicum N. W. R., Rochester,both 23 Nov ('•BE, -•DT). NIBRC includeda Le Conte'sat Palmyra, Philadelphia),Elizabeth Brooks, T.W. Burke (NY Black-cappedChickadee numbers ex- Burlington,7 Nov (WD) anda Henslow'sat Rare Bird Alert), Colin Campbell,Richard ploded,though below the scaleof 1995. SandyHook 24 Oct (RR). LaplandLong- Crossley,Ward Dasey(sw. NJ: 29 ArkRoad, EvenDelaware had singlesat threefeeders spurs,usually coastal, were exceptional Medford,NJ 08055), Mike Davids,Joe Di (H. Brokaw,LL, E Rawling).Leucistic indi- inlandon the Kittatinny summit at Raccoon Costanzo,S.H. Dyke,A. P. Ednie(New Castle vidualswith white backs or grayor whiteon Ridge,Warren, NJ, 11 Oct (ph. B. Hardi- andKent, DE: 59 LawsonAve., Claymont, DE the head werenoted at Westport,Essex (T. man) and on a lake beach at Tamiment 19703),Vince Ella (s.coastal N J: 106 Carolina Mack) and in Dutchess,NY. (See Uncon- Resort in the Poconos, PA, 12 Nov. An ad. Ave.,Villas, NJ 08251), Walter Ellison,Brett firmed Reports, below, for a possible malePainted Bunting strayed to Conejohela Ewald,Shawneen Finnegan, Kurt Fox, John Fritz, Carolina Chickadeein n. NY.) Few Boreal Flats24 Oct (rE. WitmenTG, J.Renninger). Tom Garner,Graeme Gordon, Jane (3raves

Chickadeesaccompanied them, though UNCONFIRMED REPORTS (Hudson-Mohawk,NY: SkidmoreCollege, reportscame from Rye, Westchester,NY, 7 SaratogaSprings, NY 12866),K. C. (3riffith Bandersat Kaiser-Manitoutrapped a chick- Nov (AG et al.) andCentral Park 16 Nov (T. (Genesee,NY: 61 GrandviewLane, Rochester, NY adee 16 Oct whose measurements and Fiore).As before,other bark-gleanersalso 14612),Mary Gustafson,Andrew Guthrie, plumage features correspondedto the irrupted.Tufted Titmice were in "remark- Armas Hill (PhiladelphiaBirdline), Deuane CarolinaChickadee (-•S. Skelly, D. Bonter,D. able number" in the Adirondacks(JMCP) Hoffman (lower Susquehanna,PA: 3406 Semple).Notes and photographsare still and foothills (RPY). Red-breasted Nut- MorttourSt., Harrisburg, PA17111-1827), Rudy under study.This species'n. limit is the hatchesbegan to movein late summerand Keller(Berks, PA: 71 LutzRd., Boyertown, PA Raritan River, NJ, and none has ever been were "everywhere"(DH), all the way to 19512),Katrina Knight, Arlene Koch (Lehigh Delaware. One thinks less often of White- Valley,PA: 1375 RaubsvilleRd., Easton,PA breastedNuthatches as irruptivebut, as in 18042),Bill Krueger, R.J.Kurtz, A. J. Lauro,Paul Lehman,Fred Lesser, Len Little,Ed Manners, 1995,they reachedunexpected places like Winterbegin a finchesmajor invasion,seemedbut to HughMc(3uinness (e. LI.), Dick Maga, Bill CapeMay (fourobservations). rusheddown beaches and along ridges Ostrander(Finger Lakes, NY: 872 HarrisHill Rd., andthen disappeared. Pine Grosbeaks THRUSHES THROUGH FB•ICHES Elmira,NY 14903), Ed Patten (nw. NJ: 9 were not found s. of the Adirondacks. The only N. Wheatearvisited Hoffman CornfieldTerrace, Flemington, NJ08822), Bruce PurpleFinches, after many low years, Park, near Pittstown, Hunterdon, NJ, 18-19 Peterjohn,J. M. C. Peterson(Adirondack- reachedfigures not seenfor a genera- Sep(ph. E. LeGrand).Almost all of nearly Champlain,NY: Discovery-Farm,RD 1, tion (1,595 over Hawk Mr. in Oct). 20 other state records are coastal. A Moun- Elizabethtown,NY 12932), Vivian Pitzrick, Goldfmchesswarmed in early Nov tain Bluebird,now nearlyannual, was con- William Purcell(Oneida Basin, NY: 281 Baum (seeopening paragraphs). As manyas vincinglydescribed at RockyPt. Natural Rd.,Hastings, NY 13076);Rick Radis (n.-cen. 200 Red Crossbillsgathered in the ResourcesM.A. on e. L.I. 27 Oct (•-J.Hor- NJ: 69 OgdenAve., Rockaway, NJ 07866), JonesBeach, L.I., pine grovesin early man).A Townsend'sSolitaire was, typical- William Reid (he. PA:73 W. RossSt., Wilkes- Nov,up to 80 reachedCape May Pt. 15 Barre, PA 18702), Andrb Robinson,Frank ly,on a ridgetopat HawkMt. 13Nov (ph.B. Nov (GG), and 72 reachedCape Hen- Rohrbacher,5y Schiff (Long Island: 603 Mead Wallace,et al.), the secondrecord there. A lopen 13 Nov (FR). Curiously,only Terrace,S. Hempstead,NY 11550), Bob modest Bohemian Waxwing movement scatteredsmall groups were found crossedthe L. Ontario floodplain and inland and north. A handful of White~ Schutsky,Dominic Sherony, R. (3. 5pahn (GeneseeOrnithological Society), Eric Sullivan Adirondacks,with a high of 100 in Essex, wingedCrossbills descended the coast (Susquehanna,NY:42 PatriciaSt., Binghamton, NY, 13-14 Nov (R. Hagar,T. Mack, JMCP). asfar asCape Henlopen, while inland NY13905), Clay Sutton, Pat Sutton (Cape May An outlierreached E. Hampton,L.I., 28 Nov two to threepaused 9-10 Nov at Hawk BirdObservatory), William Symonds` Dan Tetlow, (HMcG). Mr. Perhapscone failure that had WilliamWatson, AI Wollin (LongIsland: 4 Many lamenteda poor warblermigra- launchedwinter finches on theirjour- Meadow Lane,Rockville Center, NY 11570), tion, with spruce-budwormfeeders (Ten- ney affectedthis areano less.Com. ChrisWood, R. P.Yunick, Louise Zemaitis. nessee,Bay-breasted, Cape May) at a partic- Redpollsarrived in the 100son L.I. in ularlylow ebb. Blackpoll Warblers, however, Oct. Two reachedCape May 7 Nov were numerous (235 banded at Kaiser- (PL) and two CapeHenlopen, record Manitou in Sepalone) and late. In addition early,31 Oct (MG, BP).Evening Gros- to the banded birds mentioned above, two beaks,a has-beenin thisregion, rarely lingered at Montauk 7 Nov (ABa) and exceededsingle digits. anotherat ProspectPark, Brooklyn, 28 Nov.

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