I wasn't planning on starting the Global Big Day by listening to nocturnal migration. But my dog scratched at the door, so I took her out just now in the misty overcast night, and I heard lots of Swainson's Thrushes, giving their Spring Peeper-like Weet calls from overhead. Then a Spotted Sandpiper. Then the Holy Grail of nocturnal migration on the Front Range: the "Kwiddywit!" of an Upland Sandpiper. It called about 10 times as it flew from south to north.
My high-pitched hearing is not good, so I doubtless missed lots of warblers and sparrows. Everything must have been flying low in the slight mist. There was a flight call every 5-10 seconds or so. If anybody's awake in this area right now, step outside. It's one of those mythical nights that Ted Floyd has been raving about for years. Nathan Pieplow Boulder -- 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/CAFhaDV%2BGSv%2B8rsbQeJRFzvUXU%2Bt7W%3Dmq1sUYbwi527qLmTy_ag%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
