Bent says that Meadowlarks form roving bands in August, after the breeding season is done, and that by mid-October most of these have left Ontario and Quebec for points south. So it seems likely that migrants from north of the border are now moving through our area.
http://birdsbybent.netfirms.com/ch91-100/meadowla.html (Scroll WAY down to the last few paragraphs) -Geo On Oct 6, 2015, at 3:52 PM, Eric Banford <brew_b...@yahoo.com> wrote: > We have meadowlarks breeding in the fields around our house every year, and I > haven't heard or seen them since August, but suddenly there were some singing > and foraging again this weekend. Have they been around but silent? Do they > migrate after their young fledge and these are migrants from further north? > Why the disappearance and sudden reappearance? Any insight greatly > appreciated. > > I certainly enjoyed hearing them again! > Eric > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
