Besides prayer, is there anyway we can help the neotropical birds in Louisiana now that the oil spill appears to be encroaching on them?
--- On Thu, 4/29/10, Kenn Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Kenn Kaufman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [Ohio-birds] n.w. Ohio migration update 4/29
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Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 1:24 PM
This morning -- Thursday 4/29, as predicted, there was a decent movement of
diurnal migrants along the Lake Erie shoreline at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area.
Broad-winged Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk were moving in decent numbers, and
there were some small migrant flocks of Blue Jays and American Goldfinches
following the lake shore. There were a few Neotropical migrants in the
woods along the Magee boardwalk, with small numbers of Nashville,
Black-throated Green, and Black-and-white warblers, Baltimore Oriole,
Warbling Vireo, and a few others. Numbers of Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) and
Palm warblers still appear to be picking up, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets are
abundant. I talked to Julie Shieldcastle at the Black Swamp Bird
Observatory main banding site (on the Navarre unit of Ottawa Natl Wildlife
Refuge, about four miles east of Magee) and she said the selection of birds
there this morning was quite similar, with the addition of one Wood Thrush,
more Hermit Thrushes, and larger numbers of White-throated Sparrows.
Based on what we're seeing and on the weather forecast, it still looks as if
Friday April 30 and Saturday May 1 should be very good days for arrival of
migrants on the lake shore in n.w. Ohio. The winds should continue to be
southerly at least through Saturday morning. Friday it will be quite warm
and windy in the afternoon, and Saturday morning there are supposed to be
scattered showers starting before dawn. Depending on the exact location of
those showers, the birding on Saturday could be anything from fairly good to
fantastic. But Friday should be a day for a lot of "first-of-the-season"
birds.
Kenn Kaufman
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
Oak Harbor, Ohio
More information on birding n.w. Ohio: http://www.bsbo.org/birding/
Information on BSBO spring migration monitoring:
http://www.bsbo.org/passerine/spring_passerine_migration_monitoring.htm
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