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The intensity of nocturnal migration over Antigonish County continued to
increase this week. A total of 1,079 night flight calls was recorded. The
percentage of warblers was down from 93% to 80% due to the increase in
thrush passage. The most common identifiable species this week was
Swainson's Thrush with 117 night flight calls. The Ovenbird tied the
American Redstart as the most common warbler with 95 night flight calls each
while the Common Yellowthroat was close behind with 86. Rare or less common
birds this week included Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, and
Vesper Sparrow. The summary of night flight calls for the week beginning the
evening of August 17 and ending the morning of August 24 is as follows:
Semipalmated Plover - 28
Least Sandpiper - 2
Spotted Sandpiper - 3
Unidentified gull - 1
Veery - 14
Swainson's Thrush - 117
Wood Thrush - 1
Nashville Warbler - 9
Northern Parula - 46
Yellow/Blackpoll Warbler - 10
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 27
Magnolia Warbler - 65
Cape May Warbler - 21
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 44
Black-throated Green Warbler - 51
Blackburnian Warbler - 22
Palm Warbler - 12
Bay-breasted Warbler - 11
Black-and-White Warbler - 24
American Redstart - 95
Other unidentified warblers of the genus Setophaga - 89
Ovenbird - 95
Northern Waterthrush - 15
Mourning Warbler - 15
Common Yellowthroat - 86
Wilson's Warbler - 12
Canada Warbler - 15
Other unidentified warblers - 97
Savannah Sparrow - 9
Vesper Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 2
Unidentified sparrows - 3
Scarlet Tanager - 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 4
Indigo Bunting - 3
Unidentified songbirds - 12
Unidentified birds - 12
Total - 1,079
Some charts showing the trends of autumn migration can be found at:
http://www.johnfkearney.com/nocturnal_monitoring/
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less common birds this week included Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, =
Indigo Bunting, and Vesper Sparrow. The summary of night flight calls =
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28<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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117<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Nashville Warbler – =
9<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Northern Parula – =
46<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Yellow/Blackpoll Warbler – =
10<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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27<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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65<o:p></o:p>