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Index of Subjects Pat et al.: In early April, duuring our firsdt wave of Indigo Buntings, listr\serves in s.e. US were reporting much larger numbers of males than females, as the former migrate earlier. That doesn't explain the later imbalance, but in general, male birds - especially first summer passerines - are a bit more exploratory during migration, and sometimes overdo the search for mates and territories. Best, Ian Ian McLaren Quoting plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca: > Hi there, > > There have been many reports of Indigo Buntings this spring, most of > them males. Since the males are so splendid, they are readily > noticed even by those who don't pay close attention to birds, unlike > the drab females of the species. However, I wonder if is this the > only reason we aren't seeing reports of female Indigo Buntings. Do > the males normally migrate in advance of the females, and so perhaps > they were caught up in a weather system and brought here? Or is > there some other factor at play? > > Just curious ... > > Patricia L.Chalmers > Halifax > >
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