[NatureNS] Nocturnal Migration for the 1st Week of August

From: GayleMacLean <duartess@EastLink.ca>
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Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:36:54 -0300
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I have long wondered that too! Looking forward to hearing what the exper=
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Gayle MacLean
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On 08/08/16 01=3A41 PM=2C Carmel Smith =3Cgirlby=40yahoo=2Ecom=3E wrote=3A=
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=3E I am a bit amazed at the numbers of departing warblers already=2E In=
teresting in that I have a nest here on the property with just-hatched C=
ommon Yellowthroat! =

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=3E Are the early departures those who have the longest voyage=3F i=2Ee=2E=
 their wintering grounds are the farthest from here=3F Lots of questions=
=2C I am sure more answers will be available as we are more able to moni=
tor migration through various means=2E What you are doing is a nice lens=
 on the situation=2C I always find it fascinating! Keep up the good work=
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=3E On Monday=2C August 8=2C 2016 12=3A20 PM=2C John Kearney =3Cjohn=2Ek=
earney=40ns=2Esympatico=2Eca=3E wrote=3A
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=3E The rate of nocturnal movements of warblers at Carleton=2C Yarmouth =
County=2C almost doubled over the previous week=2E There was a total of =
240 calls and at least 181 individual birds at a rate of 34 calls per ni=
ght=2E Warblers composed 99=25 of the calls recorded=2E Despite a contin=
uing variety in species composition=2C early migrating warbler species d=
ominated the count=2E The most common species were American Redstart (69=
 calls)=2C Black-and-White Warbler (45 calls)=2C and Yellow Warbler (34 =
calls)=2E The numbers of these three species seemed to indicate true=2C =
south-bound migration=2C rather than post-breeding dispersion=2E A summa=
ry list can be found below=2E
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=3E The weather radars in the state of Maine=2C at Caribou and Portland=2C=
 showed only light activity but with evidence of bird migration on most =
nights when there was no rain=2E This=2C and previous reports=2C are pos=
ted at=3A http=3A//www=2Ejohnfkearney=2Ecom/Carleton=5FYarmouthCounty=5F=
2016=2Ehtml=2E =

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=3E American Redstart
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=3E 69
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=3E 45
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=3E Black-and-White Warbler
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=3E 45
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=3E 32
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=3E Yellow Warbler
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=3E 34
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=3E 28
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=3E Unidentified Warbler
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=3E 18
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=3E 15
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=3E Chestnut-sided Warbler
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=3E 13
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=3E 10
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=3E Magnolia Warbler
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=3E 10
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=3E 9
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=3E Northern Parula
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=3E 10
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=3E 7
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=3E Blackburnian Warbler
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=3E 9
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=3E 8
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=3E Black-throated Blue Warbler
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=3E 9
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=3E 7
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=3E Unidentified Warbler Genus Setophaga
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=3E 7
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=3E 6
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=3E Tennessee Warbler
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=3E 6
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=3E 4
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=3E Canada Warbler
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=3E 3
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=3E White-throated Sparrow
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=3E Bay-breasted Warbler
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=3E 1
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=3E Black-throated Green Warbler
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=3E 1
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=3E Cape May Warbler
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=3E 1
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=3E 1
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=3E Northern Waterthrush
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=3E 1
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=3E 240
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