Andy Martin
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:32:17 -0700
Andrew,I think certain early migrating species might take advantage of tonight's weather conditions. There has not been a night like this around my house in many weeks. Although NWS here in Washington DC region only has wind out of a southerly component for 3 hrs before switching back to north by early morning
I recorded last night from 11:45 PM to 6 AM and had the following: Song Sparrow 3-4 Savannah Sparrow 2 Ring-billed Gull 1 Canada Goose flock Tundra Swan (sounded like only a few birds) Possible Barn OwlI will be recording tonight. West winds are usually quietest nights around my area because it tamps down the auto noise from Interstate 270.
Andy Martin Gaithersburg, MD apmart...@comcast.net On 3/17/2010 7:57 PM, Andrew Albright wrote:
Is this too early for a big NF in the mid-atlantic region? Are these the main factors? 1) Date during migration season (higher numbers during peak) 2) What has happened during previous nights - i.e. if the wind was blowing strongly in the wrong direction or 3) Wind speed and direction It should have been backed up recently with all the rain and northern winds. Wind is out of the WSW tonight. But, is it still to early for a big spring NFC? Andrew Albright Lafayette Hill, PA -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L 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 ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NFCL.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NFC-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --