The Empid seen over the weekend in NE Colo., my possible flycatcher heard last week, Bill Kaempfer's Band-tailed Pigeon of a couple of weeks ago, and Jeff Jones' recent hummer are all examples of early migrants. (and probably many other birds that are dismissed because "they aren't supposed to be here yet")
Because they take field guides too literally, many birders commonly dismiss "out-of-season" bird reports and totally ignore even what they see or hear. Birds can fly and take advantage of favorable winds and other weather conditions...and, because they cannot read books that say they should not be at a certain latitude before a particular date, they can easily appear "early" if weather is favorable! Paula Hansley Louisville -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CANF-7hocwU0Mita3Tu08BURT5U1L2eeHAdGyiMqwzt2SNm3GKQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
