This is anecdotal. But each year I do an informal survey of the singing males
at New
Michigan State Forest in Pharsalia Chenango County, NY. I try very hard to not
recount birds
and I have been doing this almost yearly since 2009. This is a boreal like
forest...one of the
few you can find
I have yet to see a single Chimney Swift in DC or nearby Montgomery County, MD this year. Perhaps Montgomery Bird Club has data on this issue -TATEJames Tate, Jr., Ph.D.2031 Huidekoper Pl NWWashington, DC 20007T 202-841-2056j...@tate-tate.us Research Associate Smithsonian Institution
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Hi Chris/All,
I am out every day and I have not noticed any improvement. As I walk
through the forest (or bogs), the lack of birds is all I can think about. I
am surprised this has not been a dominant discussion on our NYS Birds list
serve. It is so disturbing and everyone is anxiously
I did have a conversation with Laura Erickson of Minnesota recently, plus was
pointed toward some of the archives for the Michigan bird list. Much
conversation around even the Great Lakes this spring was of the noted lack of
migration and NOT the abnormally high numbers of migrants passing
Thank you, Joan, for this anecdotal evidence. Since it has been a couple of
weeks now, I'm curious to know if anyone has noted an improvement in their
local area birding spots, or if it has been more of the same. For me, I've
noted a serious lack of typical neighborhood birds that used to be a
Last night was my highest Black-billed Cuckoo count since starting regular
recording in late May of this year. A total of 21 vocalizations were heard from
at least 18 different individuals passing over my house in Etna, NY.
I've uploaded a couple of images of the cuckoo chart for all of 2012
