YESSSS! SOUTH CAROLINA IS #1 WITH BROWN NODDY, SOOTY TERN AND TWO MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRDS. OR MAYBE FLORIDA WAS FIRST WITH ITS 40 SOOTY TERNS?
See the reported items below the maps.
THE TIME IS 11:00PM FRIDAY 8/26
Here is the projected storm track as of 8pm tonight Friday August 26th...
And here is the storm track as of 11am Friday morning...
Discussions - nf.birds | Google Groups ... nothing about the hurricane yet in Newfoundland.
Prince Edward Island Birders ... nothing about the hurricane yet.
Nova Scotia ... nothing yet about the hurricane.
The Ornitho-QC List ... the hurricane Whimbrel, in French.
Ontario Birding ... no hurricane posts yet.
New Brunswick ... nothing about the hurricane yet
Discussions - Maine birds | Google Groups ... interesting birds in Maine, but nothing about the hurricane yet.
Vermont Birds ... comments about the Whimbreal that flew into Hurricane Irene
New Hampshire Birds ... suggestions to search CT river and inland waters for hurricane birds, by Steve Mirick
The Massachusetts Birding List ... a good post by Marshall Iliff, including reference to his excellent eBird article... Hurricane Irene en route — eBird
The Massachusetts Birding List ... additional refuges closed in MA
The Massachusetts Birding List ... Monomoy NWR closing for Irene, by Barbara Volkle. Plus Peter Trull's report of an adult Sabine's Gull on 8/25 (but not due to the hurricane).
Connecticut Birds ... seabirds and coast-birds in hurricanes, by Dennis Varza.
Connecticut Birds ... thoughts about birding on monday, by John Babington.
The New York Birding List ... John Bull's fascinating bird history of hurricanes around New York City, from 1878 to 1960 hurricanes, from Mike Cooper.
The New York Birding List ... a good article about hurricane birding, referenced by Doug Gochfeld...
Hurricane Irene en route — eBird ... an excellent article!
The New York Birding List ... some interesting hurricane history from a well-known "old-time hurricane birder", Peter Post, regarding some of the difficulties of birding after hurricanes.
New Jersey Birding ... The calm before the storm in NJ
Delaware Birds ... Bombay Hook NWR closing because of Hurricane Irene.
MDOsprey Birding List ... hoping for tropical terns in Maryland.
Virginia Birding ... no hurricane birds from Virginia yet.
THE CAROLINAS ARE GETTING "HURRICANE BIRDS"......click on the colored links on left...
The Carolinas Birding List ... BROWN NODDY in South Carolina. Thanks also to Andrew Dasinger for collaborating on this stuff.
The Carolinas Birding List ... 2 MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRDS, SOOTY TERN IN SC.
The Carolinas Birding List ... wild weather in North Carolina at 7pm
Georgia Birding ... search for hurricane birds around Jekyll Island GA not successful.
Birdbrains ... Two posts from Florida today, where searches for "hurricane birds" were NOT successful, by Gary Davis and by Michael Brothers.
Florida Birds ... One Long-tailed Jaeger but not other pelagics or hurricane birds, by Michael Brothers.
Florida Birds ... 40 SOOTY TERNS, around 8am, by Bob Richter. I overlooked this Florida report until Matt Malin brought it to my attention tonight....thank you Matt. This might be the first report of any Irene "hurricane birds".
SEVERAL MORE ARTICLES ABOUT THE WHIMBREL FLYING THROUGH IRENE...
Bird survives rough ride through Hurricane Irene
Did This Bird Survive a Flight Through Hurricane Irene?
William & Mary - Whimbrel successfully negotiates most severe part of Hurricane Irene
And here is another Whimbrel record flight in 2008...
Winnie the Whimbrel
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