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Hi Carmel and all:
Here in Lunenburg County it was my impression that alder flycatchers arrive=
d about two weeks or more later than normal. Also, I've heard far fewer th=
at usual. A lot of locations where they normally could be found there were=
none this year.
James R. Hirtle
LaHave
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha=
lf of Carmel Smith <girlby@yahoo.com>
Sent: July 24, 2019 3:53 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Nocturnal Migration for the 2nd and 3rd Weeks of Ju=
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John, I love your reports! Keep up the good work.
One thing I've noticed at my place here this year, a total absence of Alder=
Flycatchers. I did hear one on the road, a km away, but normally here at t=
he old homestead, there'd be two to three pairs breeding. This year, nada. =
And you know how loudly they call, it's unmistakable. So that gap in the bi=
rdsong here is conspicuous by its absence.
Another area I check on as well had none. This area normally has three or f=
our breeding pairs, and it's about 10 km from me.
Not sure what to make of it. I miss my familiar friends when they don't sho=
w up. Total absence wouldn't just be normal attrition, as the breeding grou=
p here were probably of different ages, and started with one pair in an are=
a with an ash tree as their central hangout. That and a myrtle shrub, right=
by a huge alder patch. They were successful there, and expanding in the pa=
st few years, as I imagine their offspring returned and set up house not fa=
r from the nest they hatched in. So it's a loss. Not sure if anyone else ha=
s noticed a difference in Alder Flycatcher occurrence this year?
I have a feeling something befell this little group during Fall or Spring m=
igration, there were so many hurricanes and storms last year, and they wint=
er in central America and down to South America. Or maybe on the wintering =
grounds. Anyway, there were a lot of them here right up to the time they le=
ft. [Emoji]
Keep up the research, John, it's one way we can get some kind of handle on =
numbers and tracking populations over time I imagine.
Carmel Smith
Midville Branch, Lun. County, NS
On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, 9:33:51 PM ADT, John Kearney <j.f.kearney@gmail.=
com> wrote:
Hi All,
Early Shorebird Migration Monitoring. For six days, 7-13 July, I set up an =
AudioMoth microphone and recorder at the edge of Sandyland Ponds in Beaver =
River. This microphone does not reach as high into the sky as my regular, h=
ighly directional microphone for nocturnal migration, the 21c. However, I w=
as running the microphone both during the night and in the early morning to=
detect the arrival of early migrating shorebirds. Being an omnidirectional=
microphone, the AudioMoth was a better match for the objective of detectin=
g early shorebird migration in these coastal ponds.
A total of 50 shorebirds were detected during the six days, most of them in=
the early morning rather than at night. The most abundant, as expected for=
these early dates, was Short-billed Dowitcher (19 estimated birds). Other =
shorebirds recorded included Least Sandpiper (11), Whimbrel (8), Greater Ye=
llowlegs (3), Spotted Sandpiper (2), Killdeer (2), Willet (2), Semipalmated=
Sandpiper (2), and Lesser Yellowlegs (1). A Sora was heard calling on 12 J=
uly at 0237 hours.
My full-scale monitoring of nocturnal migration for the autumn of 2019 bega=
n on the night of 15 July 2019 at my usual monitoring station at Beaver Riv=
er. This site, while only a couple of hundred meters from the coastal ponds=
, had just a few shorebirds throughout the week. These included 3 Least San=
dpipers and 3 Spotted Sandpipers.
The first songbird in nocturnal migration was a Savannah Sparrow at 0142 ho=
urs on 22 July. A White-throated Sparrow followed about a half hour later a=
nd then 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers. These birds are not likely true migrants =
but are undertaking post-breeding movements across the landscape in search =
of foraging areas. In fact, the main migration of these three species comes=
relatively late in the autumn.
Follow the migration at Beaver River on my website<https://johnfkearney.com=
/category/nocturnal-migration-journal/> or on eBird at NFC Station Beaver R=
iver or NFC Station Sandyland Ponds.
John
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Here in Lunenburg County it was my impression that alder flycatchers arrive=
d about two weeks or more later than normal. Also, I've heard far few=
er that usual. A lot of locations where they normally could be found =
there were none this year.</div>
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<div>John, I love your reports! Keep up the good work.</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">One thing I've noticed at my place here this year, a total=
absence of Alder Flycatchers. I did hear one on the road, a km away, but n=
ormally here at the old homestead, there'd be two to three pairs breeding. =
This year, nada. And you know how
loudly they call, it's unmistakable. So that gap in the birdsong here is c=
onspicuous by its absence.<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Another area I check on as well had none. This area normal=
ly has three or four breeding pairs, and it's about 10 km from me.</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Not sure what to make of it. I miss my familiar friends wh=
en they don't show up. Total absence wouldn't just be normal attrition, as =
the breeding group here were probably of different ages, and started with o=
ne pair in an area with an ash tree
as their central hangout. That and a myrtle shrub, right by a huge alder p=
atch. They were successful there, and expanding in the past few years, as I=
imagine their offspring returned and set up house not far from the nest th=
ey hatched in. So it's a loss. Not
sure if anyone else has noticed a difference in Alder Flycatcher occurrenc=
e this year?</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I have a feeling something befell this little group during=
Fall or Spring migration, there were so many hurricanes and storms last ye=
ar, and they winter in central America and down to South America. Or maybe =
on the wintering grounds. Anyway,
there were a lot of them here right up to the time they left. <img ti=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Keep up the research, John, it's one way we can get some k=
ind of handle on numbers and tracking populations over time I imagine.</div=
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Carmel Smith<br>
Midville Branch, Lun. County, NS</div>
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<p class=3D"x_yiv6270818415MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"font-size:12.0=
pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:black">Early Shorebird Migration =
Monitoring.</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cal=
ibri,sans-serif; color:black"> For six
days, 7-13 July, I set up an AudioMoth microphone and recorder at the edge=
of Sandyland Ponds in Beaver River. This microphone does not reach as high=
into the sky as my regular, highly directional microphone for nocturnal mi=
gration, the 21c. However, I was
running the microphone both during the night and in the early morning to d=
etect the arrival of early migrating shorebirds. Being an omnidirectional m=
icrophone, the AudioMoth was a better match for the objective of detecting =
early shorebird migration in these
coastal ponds.</span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv6270818415MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:black"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"x_yiv6270818415MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:black">A total of 50 shorebirds were dete=
cted during the six days, most of them in the early morning rather than at =
night. The most abundant, as expected
for these early dates, was Short-billed Dowitcher (19 estimated birds). Ot=
her shorebirds recorded included Least Sandpiper (11), Whimbrel (8), Greate=
r Yellowlegs (3), Spotted Sandpiper (2), Killdeer (2), Willet (2), Semipalm=
ated Sandpiper (2), and Lesser Yellowlegs
(1). A Sora was heard calling on 12 July at 0237 hours.</span></p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; color:black">My full-scale monitoring o=
f nocturnal migration for the autumn of 2019 began on the night of 15 July =
2019 at my usual monitoring station at Beaver River. This site, while only =
a couple of hundred meters from the
coastal ponds, had just a few shorebirds throughout the week. These includ=
ed 3 Least Sandpipers and 3 Spotted Sandpipers.</span><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:12.0pt"></span></p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; color:black">The first songbird in noct=
urnal migration was a Savannah Sparrow at 0142 hours on 22 July. A White-th=
roated Sparrow followed about a half hour later and then 2 Yellow-rumped Wa=
rblers. These birds are not likely
true migrants but are undertaking post-breeding movements across the lands=
cape in search of foraging areas. In fact, the main migration of these thre=
e species comes relatively late in the autumn.</span></p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; color:black">Follow the migration at Be=
aver River on my
<a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://johnfkearney.com/cate=
gory/nocturnal-migration-journal/">
website</a> or on eBird at NFC Station Beaver River or NFC Station Sandylan=
d Ponds.</span></p>
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; color:black">John</span></p>
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