Crafty's Holiday Weekend Report: Birds Seen Working All Over Newport Area

[Crafty Angler]

I've been watching a frantic flock of birds continuously working up and down Thames Street all day from my front porch -

They seem to be primarily long-legged bed-thrashers with a few red-breasted warblers mixed in.......

I dunno, it's sorta sad, the fall migration has started, I think

[Nebe]

I worked that migration very heavily in the 90's... durring my tagging program, I found that the best color to attract the species was 'green'. They put up quite a struggle at first but once you find a retrieve that works it is possible to have multiple hookups

oh how was the plumage

[Pt.JudeJoe]

Jaguars or BMW's work well with them....any color.

[Joe]

Some people work the counter migration south to Manhattan and Western Europe, however only few specialized anglers are equipped for the intricacies involved.
Again, the importance of the previously-mentioned “green” and the various species passion for European sports cars cannot be overstated.
An interesting side-note, the domestics appear to be almost exclusively of the WASP variety and tend to shun the attempts of nearly all potential suitors not of their flock.

[Crafty Angler]

Originally posted by Eben

oh how was the plumage

Beeeee-yooooootiful plumage!

[Crafty Angler]

Originally posted by Joe
Some people work the counter migration south to Manhattan and Western Europe, however only few specialized anglers are equipped for the intricacies involved.
Again, the importance of the previously-mentioned “green” and the various species passion for European sports cars cannot be overstated.
An interesting side-note, the domestics appear to be almost exclusively of the WASP variety and tend to shun the attempts of nearly all potential suitors not of their flock.

Right you are, Joe - these are not natives but rather visitors from elsewhere along the flyway they travel - it starts in Bar Harbor and extends all the way to Bridgehampton -

I saw a gaggle of bed-thrashers yesterday in fact watering themselves with what appeared to be some very nice champagne.....it appears they're getting ready to leave for their winter quarters.

Geez, I had no idea we had some many avid bird-watchers

[redlite]

Tell me about it. I sat in some of the worst traffic of my life Sunday to get to the Saltwater Edge down there. People moan and groan aBout Cape traffic, Heck, that ain't nothin compared to how it was down there sunday. I was ready to go postal. Only thing kept me sane was "bird watchin" the whole way down Thames. It must be comin to matin season as well cause there seemed to be a lot of protectively aggressive males among the flocks. At one point thought one was going to come right through my open window fo me.
Few weeks ago came through real early on a sunday morn. Was funny to see those that had been out all night in search of a mate making the walks of shame home still clad in their previous evening's apparel. All seemed to keep their heads down and avoid eye contact with each other.

[basswipe]

Originally posted by redlite
Tell me about it. I sat in some of the worst traffic of my life Sunday to get to the Saltwater Edge down there. People moan and groan aBout Cape traffic, Heck, that ain't nothin compared to how it was down there sunday. I was ready to go postal.

Imagine having to deal with that traffic daily.It sucks trust me.

Gotta love the stickers that say "Its called tourist season why can't we shoot 'em?" or "Welcome to Newport,now go home!".

[cheferson]

Try driving through it 6 days a week all the way to bretton point. EVen after labor day it sucks, get caught behind 3 buses full of leaf peepers going 2 mph!!! Gotta find the back roads , you can bypass a lotta traffic.

[Arzic Olivier]

Hi guys,
I was part of the "West European Migration" (I give sticks to be beaten with...Literal translation, I'm sure you get the meaning of it) :
I just want to let you know that I enjoyed staying in Portsmouth, hated the Newport traffic as well... Long driving time to get to the S Edge
I appreciated my vacation there, and the people I met. I had a great time fishing here.
And be sure that I left enough bass in the water for the season to come !!! I just kept 1 30" and a few blues.

I understand you "locals" must be happy with the tourists gone home
Hopefully the season will be as good here in Brittany ! Where the tourists have also began their migration.

But I'll be back !!!! Some day...