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This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01D0EA61.8C6522F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi All, Nocturnal migration was strong during the first week of September at Carleton, Yarmouth County. A total of 1,435 night flight calls comprising a minimum estimated number of 1,079 birds were recorded during the seven day period. The peak night of the week and for the year so far was the night of September 1 to the morning of September 2 when 470 flight calls were recorded. Family composition of the flight calls during the week was 77% warblers of 23 species, 19% thrushes of 3 species, and 2% sparrows of 4 species. American Redstart (180 calls) lost its status this week as the most common species to Swainson's Thrush (255 calls). However these two species were about tied in estimated minimum number of individuals. The often spectacular pre-dawn descent of thrushes between 5:30 and 6:30 am, when dozens of thrushes can be heard, was strong on the morning of September 2nd and 5th. Common Yellowthroats greatly increased this week, rivalling American Redstart for most common warbler. There was close to a doubling in the number of Northern Parulas and Black-throated Green Warblers. Black-throated Blue and Cape May Warblers made a good showing. As to be expected for the first week of September, Blackpolls began to increase. The consistently low numbers of Wilson's Warblers and Tennessee Warblers so far this year are worrisome. The highlight of the week was an Indigo Bunting at 10:57 pm on September 4th. A summary table for the week is presented below. Additional information and formatted tables can be found on my website: http://www.johnfkearney.com/Carleton_YarmouthCounty_2015.html. John List below of species, followed by total call count, and estimated minimum individuals Swainson's Thrush 255 127 American Redstart 180 137 Common Yellowthroat 142 113 Magnolia Warbler 115 83 Black-and-White Warbler 106 77 Northern Parula 101 82 Ovenbird 88 74 Unidentified Warbler 77 68 Black-throated Green Warbler 70 59 Chestnut-sided Warbler 42 35 Unidentified Warbler Genus Setophaga 36 31 Black-throated Blue Warbler 25 21 Cape May Warbler 22 19 Blackpoll Warbler 20 20 Northern Waterthrush 17 16 Unidentified Songbird 17 12 Savannah Sparrow 12 12 Yellow-rumped Warbler 12 11 Blackburnian Warbler 8 5 Lincoln's/Swamp Sparrow 8 8 Nashville Warbler 8 8 Veery 8 6 White-throated Sparrow 8 8 Palm Warbler 7 6 Canada Warbler 6 5 Mourning Warbler 6 6 Yellow Warbler 6 6 Prairie Warbler 5 4 Unidentified Sparrow 4 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 1 Hermit Thrush 4 2 Unidentified Warbler Genus Oreothlypis 4 3 Wilson's Warbler 4 4 Bay-breasted Warbler 3 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 1 Bobolink 1 1 Indigo Bunting 1 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 1 Grand Total 1,435 1,079 Estimation methods for minimum individuals Warblers and Sparrows: Number of calls of the same taxon that have an interval of at least 60 seconds between them. Thrushes: The number of calls of the same species during a 60 second period divided by 3 and rounded up to the nearest whole number. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01D0EA61.8C6522F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:x=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta = http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 14 = (filtered medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-CA link=3Dblue = vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'color:#1F497D'>H</span>i All,<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>Nocturnal migration was strong during the first week = of September at Carleton, Yarmouth County. A total of 1,435 night flight = calls comprising a minimum estimated number of 1,079 birds were recorded = during the seven day period. The peak night of the week and for the year = so far was the night of September 1 to the morning of September 2 when = 470 flight calls were recorded. Family composition of the flight calls = during the week was 77% warblers of 23 species, 19% thrushes of 3 = species, and 2% sparrows of 4 species. American Redstart (180 calls) = lost its status this week as the most common species to Swainson’s = Thrush (255 calls). However these two species were about tied in = estimated minimum number of individuals. The often spectacular pre-dawn = descent of thrushes between 5:30 and 6:30 am, when dozens of thrushes = can be heard, was strong on the morning of September 2<sup>nd</sup> and = 5<sup>th</sup>. Common Yellowthroats greatly increased this week, = rivalling American Redstart for most common warbler. There was close to = a doubling in the number of Northern Parulas and Black-throated Green = Warblers. Black-throated Blue and Cape May Warblers made a good showing. = As to be expected for the first week of September, Blackpolls began to = increase. The consistently low numbers of Wilson’s Warblers and = Tennessee Warblers so far this year are worrisome. The highlight of the = week was an Indigo Bunting at 10:57 pm on September 4<sup>th</sup>. A = summary table for the week is presented below. Additional information = and formatted tables can be found on my website: <a = href=3D"http://www.johnfkearney.com/Carleton_YarmouthCounty_2015.html">ht= tp://www.johnfkearney.com/Carleton_YarmouthCounty_2015.html</a>.<o:p></o:= p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>John<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>List = below of species, followed by total call count, and estimated minimum = individuals &n= bsp; <o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>Swainson's = Thrush = 255 127<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>American = Redstart = 180 137<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>Common Yellowthroat = 142 113<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>Magnolia = Warbler = 115 83<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>Black-and-White = Warbler = 106 = 77<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Northern = Parula &= nbsp; 101 = 82<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>Ovenbird  = ; = 88 = 74<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Unidentified = Warbler = 77 = 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Black-throated Green = Warbler = 70 = 59<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Chestnut-sided = Warbler = = 42 = 35<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Unidentified Warbler Genus = Setophaga &nbs= p; = 36 = 31<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Black-throated Blue = Warbler = 25 = 21<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Cape May = Warbler = 22 = 19<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Blackpoll = Warbler = 20 = 20<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Northern Waterthrush = 17 = 16<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Unidentified Songbird = 17 = 12<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Savannah = Sparrow = 12 = 12<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Yellow-rumped = Warbler = = 12 = 11<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Blackburnian = Warbler = 8 = 5<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Lincoln's/Swamp = Sparrow = = 8 = 8<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Nashville = Warbler = = 8 = 8<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Veery = 8 = 6<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>White-throated = Sparrow = = 8 = 8<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Palm = Warbler = 7 = 6<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Canada = Warbler = = 6 = 5<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Mourning = Warbler = 6 = 6<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Yellow Warbler = 6 = 6<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Prairie Warbler = 5 = 4<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Unidentified = Sparrow = 4 = 4<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Golden-crowned = Kinglet = = 4 = 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hermit Thrush = 4 = 2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Unidentified Warbler Genus = Oreothlypis &n= bsp; = 4 = 3<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Wilson's = Warbler = = 4 = 4<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Bay-breasted = Warbler = 3 = 2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Chipping = Sparrow = = 2 = 1<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>Bobolink  = ; = 1 = 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Indigo Bunting = 1 = 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Tennessee = Warbler = 1 = 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Grand = Total = 1,435 = 1,079 &n= bsp; <o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal>Estimation methods for minimum = individuals<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Warblers and Sparrows: = Number of calls of the same taxon that have an interval of at least 60 = seconds between them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Thrushes: The = number of calls of the same species during a 60 second period divided by = 3 and rounded up to the nearest whole number.<o:p></o:p></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01D0EA61.8C6522F0--
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