I consider this fall's migration to be steady and consistent in Carver County. There were not a lot of exceptionally high count warbler days(in terms of numbers of particular species), but over the course of the fall migration total counts of species ended up to be fairly normal to above normal. From my first double digit warbler species day on August 22 to my last on September 18, I was out 24 days. Of those 24, 22 saw double digit warbler species. This fall I ended up with personal high seasonal counts(spring or fall) of Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Mourning Warbler, and Northern Waterthrush. At the moment my seasonal count for Yellow-rumped Warbler is running at 94% of my fall 2012 count. During the fall of 2012 I had quite low numbers of Tennessee Warbler(though numbers of other species were normal or above), lower than some falls that I spent significantly less time out in the field. This fall the number of Tennessee Warbler was closer to what I expect. In terms of other species, peak sparrow numbers were later this year. Higher numbers than usual for mid-October of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Yellow-rumped Warbler had been moving through, but as of the last couple days those numbers have dropped. All in all I consider fall 2013 to be comparable or better than past falls that I have been out.
John Cyrus > Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:38:42 -0700 > From: birderbe...@yahoo.com > Subject: [mou-net] Lackluster fall migration? > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > > Does anyone else think that fall migration has been un-exciting? Generally > speaking? Did we HAVE a warbler migration? Other than early posts from > along Lake Superior, I don't remember hearing much from other areas. I > certainly didn't have anything to report from along the Mississippi River, > Stearns, Benton or Sherburne Counties. I always depend on other birders > sharing information, the stuff that gets me in my vehicle, and heading down > the road. Not much mileage logged this year - other than a couple of trips > to the north shore! > > Are people seeing stuff, but not sharing? Or has it just been a lackluster > fall? > > Betsy Beneke > St. Cloud, Benton Co. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
