Re: Mid-Atlantic Migration Explanation ?
Phil Davis (pdavis@ix.netcom.com)
Thu, 13 May 1999 23:17:24 -0400
Greg -
You spend too much time scanning the Vancouver and Newfoundland RBA and not
enough time on the local situation . <gotcha>.
Here are the local reports, below ...
"Galore" ??? ... If I've told you once, I've told you a million times, I
never exaggerate !!!
See you tomorrow !!! [If you remember, bring my Attu gear ... unless you
are going to use if as a prop for your talk !!!]
Looking forward to it !
Phil
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Jim Green and I saw an Olive-sided Flycatcher this morning (05-12-99) a few
minutes before 8:00 at Violette's Lock, Md. in the parking lot. The bird was
in breeding plummage, vocalizing, and perching on high dead branches. We had
very good looks through Jim's scope.
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I went birding yesterday evening at Susquehanna SP. I walked the ridge along
Stafford Road. Missed out on both target lifers (worm-eating and chat), but
still had an excellent trip. Ended with 14 species of Warblers. Highlights
were:
Common Nighthawk - 3
Acadian Flycatcher - 4
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER - 1 in fresh spring plumage with clear yellow throat
Norther Parula - 10
At 12:43 PM 05/13/1999 -0400, GREGORY.B.MILLER@bge.com wrote:
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> Phil,
>
> Mourning Warblers, galore? I've seen maybe 2 or 3 rpts. Did I miss
> something or do these few rpts represent *galore* for Maryland? <grin>
> Sorry. I couldn't resist the poke.
>
> As someone who spends an inordinate amount of time scanning bird lists
> and RBAs online, I have missed seeing any other reports yet of
> OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER.
>
> As for YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, I've seen several scattered reports
> from the Southern Great Lakes region, and one was from almost a month
> ago (extremely early). Although uncommon, it is a regular migrant in
> the Great Lakes and may not always get reported on a RBA.
>
> MOURNING WARBLERS are being reported widely from Texas, the Gulf
> Coast, the Midwest, and the Great Lakes. There's even a report this
> week from Colorado. Maryland and Pennsylvania seem to be the only
> states along the Atlantic seaboard to report them so far this week.
>
> Speaking of those "sneaky" warblers, the first CONNECTICUT WARBLERS
> are starting to be reported from the Gulf states.
>
> The strong storm systems that produced severe storms in the Plains
> (behind a High that was in the Southeast) also caused unusually strong
> Southerly winds from the Gulf. A few rarities (possibly facilitated
> by weather) still linger in the Great Lakes region. Was this a
> possible explanation for a BLUE MOCKINGBIRD this week in Texas? Who
> knows? Maybe it just blew a Mexican escapee across the Texas
> border...
>
> -Greg Miller
> Baltimore, MD
>
>
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>Subject: Mid-Atlantic Migration Explanation ?
>Author: mdosprey@ARI.Net (Phil Davis <pdavis@ix.netcom.com>) at INTERNET
>Date: 5/13/99 4:05 AM
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> Mourning Warblers, galore
> Olive-sided Flycatcher
> Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
>
> "Fall migrant" sightings seem to rather high ... anyone care to
> venture a
> guess as to what's going on here, this spring ???
>
> Phil
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