Re: [nfc-l] On the apparent complete absence of Swainson's Thrushes in the Interior West

2009-08-26 Thread Jody Enck
Ted Floyd wrote: Ah. Colby has brought up the strange case of the missing Swainson's Thrushes: Hello everyone, I guess this partially answers my unasked question about whether Swainson's and other species migrate at some altitude not picked up by the equipment typically used. But I'm

Re: [nfc-l] On the apparent complete absence of Swainson's Thrushes in the Interior West

2009-08-26 Thread Brian Sullivan
All When I used to live on the California Channel Islands we would get hundreds of SWTH in the pre-dawn, and then they were complete ghosts on the ground. I mean, these things would simply disappear. It wasn't until I accidentally found them one day that I finally realized what they were doing.

[nfc-l] On the apparent complete absence of Swainson's Thrushes in the Interior West

2009-08-26 Thread Ted Floyd
Ah. Colby has brought up the strange case of the missing Swainson's Thrushes: > Interestingly, ZERO Swainson's Thrushes were heard. Interestingly, in all my nights > listening (a couple dozen) in Utah, I never heard a Hermit or Swainson's Thrush in either > the spring or fall. I don't