The fall migration of songbirds jumped up a notch yesterday (Aug. 15) when 137 birds, mostly comprised of warblers (76%), were captured at Hawk Ridge in Duluth. This is the first day of over 100+ birds for the season, which is on target with a "normal" year. Twelve species of warblers were captured, with Nashville, Tennessee, and Chestnut-sided Warblers dominating. Warbler species of interest included: 1 Connecticut and 2 Wilson's Warblers. Other species of interest included: the first good push of Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, a Scarlet Tanager, and an Indigo Bunting. Despite the good migration yesterday, today was another story! Fifty percent fewer birds were captured today (61) compared to yesterday. Although a good number of warblers were captured (just over 50%), Flycatchers contributed a greater proportion today (several Traill's and Least, but no Yellow-bellied). A few species highlights included: 1 Philadelphia Vireo, Northern Waterthrush, and Wilson's Warbler. Given the cold front that is currently moving through the region, I'm hopeful it will cause a good surge of those "not as bad as you think" confusing fall warblers! Dave Grosshuesch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070816/0cd83626/attachment.html
