Hello, all. 1. With light north-northeast winds and decent cloud cover, the pre-dawn night flight earlier today, Tuesday, Aug. 25th, over Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado, was the best thus far this season. (There's something special about the exact date of Aug. 25th here in Boulder County.) Anyhow, details at http://tiny.cc/r13NJ
2. Detectable nocturnal migration over Boulder County was light Aug. 23rd and 24th. Basically, just the core species for this time of year: Wilson's Warbler, presumed Brewer's Sparrow, and dwindling numbers of Chipping Sparrows. And a cool Red-breasted Nuthatch. Details: http://tiny.cc/ojbox 3. Just out of curiosity, anybody got good, credible flight calls of MacGillivray's Warbler? That one has me somewhat flummoxed, I haveta say. 4. Recent postings from Jay Withgott and Jim Danzenbaker. Great stuff! And, now, for a brief proclamation from my soapbox. I assume that with nocturnal flight calls, as with seemingly all other matters ornithological, we shouldn't think of the phenomenon in simple "East-vs.-West" terms. Our continent has a fundamental three-part division, at least ornithologically speaking: (1) East and North; (2) Interior West; and (3) Pacific Slope. Not that anyone around here has been guilty of declaring otherwise! But I figured I'd nip it in the bud, just in case. All best, Ted Floyd (still waiting for just a single, stinkin' Catharus thrush...) ------------------------------- Ted Floyd Editor, Birding ------------------------------- Please support the American Birding Association: Click on http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=884482 to search the internet. Check out the American Birding Association on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22934255714 Check out the American Birding Association on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abaoutreach Please visit the website of the American Birding Association: http://www.aba.org -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html --
