Andrew,
It should not be a big surprise to hear a single nocturnal migrant Killdeer at this time of year in Pennsylvania. Spring migrants begin moving in February, and "fall" migrants will sometimes move any time in winter if they get pushed out of northern areas by cold weather or snow. This has been a mild winter, so there were likely more Killdeers lingering at northern latitudes than usual. Still, it's really cool to hear a nocturnal migrant in mid-winter, and great to document it! best wishes, Michael Michael O'Brien Victor Emanuel Nature Tours www.ventbird.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Albright" <andrew.albri...@gmail.com> To: "nfc-l" <nfc-l@cornell.edu> Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:13:54 PM Subject: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012? I just got back from running (more than 3 hours after nightfall) and I heard a Killdeer fly overhead! I'm in southeastern PA and this is very rare bird in the winter for this county. So....does this count as a night flight? What in the world is this bird doing? -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC-L_SubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
