RE: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012?

2012-02-09 Thread Ted Floyd
t; NFC-L Subject: Re: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012? I think birds move around at night year-round. For example in Jan and Feb, I record the flight calls of Snow Buntings during the pre-dawn (0430-0700) of many mornings. Last winter I recorded Common Redpolls also in the pre-dawn. I occasion

Re: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012?

2012-02-08 Thread Kenneth Victor Rosenberg
Hi all, The topic of night-time roosting is a bit different from migration, but could potentially prove to be another interesting application of NFC research -- if birds potentially call, say in the pre-dawn, while exiting roosts. I think this is one of the least known aspect of bird biology.

RE: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012?

2012-02-08 Thread Caitlin Coberly
; To: "nfc-l" 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

Re: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012?

2012-02-08 Thread Timothy Spahr
Hi everyone, I've been following this thread with some interest. A couple of anecdotes to add some more color on this already interesting story!: 1) I had a mob of Fox Sparrows here (central MA) a few winters ago in February, up to 8 at a time, under my feeder. In the evening, they'd ascend

Re: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012?

2012-02-08 Thread Steve Kelling
l O'Brien > Victor Emanuel Nature Tours > www.ventbird.com > -- > *From: *"Andrew Albright" > *To: *"nfc-l" > *Sent: *Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:13:54 PM > *Subject: *[nfc-l] First night flight of 2012? > > I just got

RE: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012?

2012-02-08 Thread Rob Fergus
Co, NJ http://birdchaser.blogspot.com From: k...@cornell.edu To: tsw...@comcast.net CC: andrew.albri...@gmail.com; nf...@list.cornell.edu Subject: Re: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012? Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:44:17 + Ithaca, NY had it's first Killdeer of the year yesterday, so a few

Re: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012?

2012-02-08 Thread Kenneth Victor Rosenberg
wishes, Michael Michael O'Brien Victor Emanuel Nature Tours www.ventbird.com<http://www.ventbird.com> From: "Andrew Albright" mailto:andrew.albri...@gmail.com>> To: "nfc-l" mailto:nfc-l@cornell.edu>> Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 1

Re: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012?

2012-02-08 Thread Michael O'Brien
ntbird.com - Original Message - From: "Andrew Albright" To: "nfc-l" 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 so

RE: [nfc-l] First night flight of 2012?

2012-02-08 Thread Caitlin Coberly
[mailto:bounce-39861078-10103...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Albright Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:14 PM To: nfc-l 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

[nfc-l] First night flight of 2012?

2012-02-07 Thread Andrew Albright
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. Sodoes this count as a night flight? What in the world is this bird doing? -- NFC-L List Info: