Sorry about that. I threw in that "not" out of nowhere. My bad. I
was trying to suggest that they call less frequently at night than
those other taxa. I agree with you completely Mike - robins must be
on the extreme low end. In the fall, I see hundreds to thousands at
dawn returning off the
Hi Erik,
If I understand you correctly, your saying you haven't heard them at
night, but are making the assumption that the calling rate is
"probably not much less frequently than other thrushes, buntings,
warblers,tanagers, orioles, and sparrows." I am just curious how you
are coming to
Ted
Caspian Terns were common night sounds in Toronto when I lived there, this
occurred in mid summer and likely involved more local movements between Lake
Ontario and smaller lakes to the north. But I don't doubt that they migrate
at night, and in the right place you should hear them going
Along the gulf coast in the fall, I have witnessed large pre-dawn
movements of American Robins that are returning north after presumably
realizing that they are over water (the Gulf) as daylight approaches.
This return flight can last up to one hour after sunrise, although it
typically peaks just
Hi, all.
Random comment. A friend of mine says that Caspian Tern is one of the
most characteristic night sounds where he lives in the Puget Sound area
of northwest Washington. He hears them well from waterways, for what
that's worth. Dunno if it's migration, or local birds moving around, or
Hi, all.
I ponder this question a lot. In all my experience in Colorado, I have
heard exactly one (1) flight call from a robin that seemed to be an
on-the-go nocturnal migrant. (For comparison, I've heard more flight
calls from nocturnal-migrant Western Grebes and Eastern Kingbirds in
Colorado.)
