Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] Lackluster fall migration?

[Tami Vogel]

It seems like it has been an odd fall migration, at least here in The Cities.

I spent nearly 3 weeks camping up off the Arrowhead and the migrants there were 
fabulous. Large flocks of birds moving through in the waves I've become 
accustomed to up there. One fun new thing that I learned is Palm Warblers move 
around in huge flocks in the fall - and flocks only of Palm Warblers. It was 
great to see.

The 1st White-throateds and juncos arrived in camp about 5 days before I left 
for home. Typically, they'd then arrive here a week to 10-days later. I was 
shocked to see White-throateds in our Afton yard the next day. Juncos seemed to 
have arrived within that 10-day window. The kinglets also seemed to have moved 
through more quickly than normal.

At the same time, at WRC we've admitted very few warblers - I bet less than 2 
dozen which is pretty odd. 

My guess is that with all the nice weather we had the birds just skipped over 
the area. The few migrants I've seen here in the Cities have been in the very 
early morning.

I'm hoping shorebird migration will be a bit better!



 - Tami in Afton




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Re: [mou-net] [mnbird] Lackluster fall migration?

[danerika]

This has been my worst fall migration banding ever here in Northfield, Rice
Co.

On my good days, I Band 6 Birds when I used to band 50.  Often I have
caught nothing this year.

dan tallman


On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Douglas Stratton 
stratton.doug...@gmail.com wrote:

 I live in La Crosse and have thought the same thing.  I did manage of Le
 Conte's and Nelson's sparrows though.

 Doug Stratton, La Crosse


 On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Betsy Beneke birderbe...@yahoo.comwrote:

 Does anyone else think that fall migration has been un-exciting?
  Generally speaking?  Did we HAVE a warbler migration?  Other than early
 posts from along Lake Superior, I don't remember hearing much from other
 areas.  I certainly didn't have anything to report from along the
 Mississippi River, Stearns, Benton or Sherburne Counties.  I always depend
 on other birders sharing information, the stuff that gets me in my vehicle,
 and heading down the road.  Not much mileage logged this year - other than
 a couple of trips to the north shore!

 Are people seeing stuff, but not sharing?  Or has it just been a
 lackluster fall?

 Betsy Beneke
 St. Cloud, Benton Co.

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