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Index of Subjects --=_d5548938267674a7bfeec6e4063bc0b9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On 14 Apr 2020 13:22, nancy dowd wrote: > Any chance it could be a more timely fluttering bird like a Chickadee? They often hover around the windows and eavestroughs here looking for insects. > > Nancy D > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Apr 14, 2020, at 1:06 PM, Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> wrote: > > That was my first thought, or even an early Y-R Warbler, but he said quite adamantly that it was a hummer! > > Sorry. I should have said you need to go down to the second half of of that article, starting with "An additional note..." That's where they discuss and predict the "slingshot effect". > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 12:51, Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> wrote: > > Surely that is very early, especially for Cape Breton. I think we can say that anything before May 1 is exceptional for the whole province. A very powerful system went thru Sunday night and Monday. I think that hummer got trapped in that system and was carried to CB. I'm pretty sure you want to read this analysis, written more towards New England, but that's very close as the systems go. > > https://birdcast.info/scientific-discussion/migration-alert-gulf-of-mexico-region-10-13-april/ > > Rick W. > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 12:23, bdigout <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> wrote: Troy Allen of Sampsonville, Rich. Co. reported that a hummingbird was > hovering at his window yesterday where his hummingbird feeder is usually > hanging. Isn't this a bit early? Any comments? > Billy --=_d5548938267674a7bfeec6e4063bc0b9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset= =3DUTF-8" /></head><body style=3D'font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana,Gen= eva,sans-serif'> <p>On 14 Apr 2020 13:22, nancy dowd wrote:</p> <blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2= px solid; margin: 0"><!-- html ignored --><!-- head ignored --><!-- meta ig= nored -->Any chance it could be a more timely fluttering bird like a Chicka= dee? They often hover around the windows and eavestroughs here lookin= g for insects. <div> </div> <div>Nancy D<br /><br /> <div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><br /> <blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2= px solid; margin: 0">On Apr 14, 2020, at 1:06 PM, Rick Whitman <dendroic= a.caerulescens@gmail.com> wrote:<br /><br /></blockquote> </div> <blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2= px solid; margin: 0"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr">That was my first thought, or even an early Y-R Warbler, b= ut he said quite adamantly that it was a hummer!</div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> </div> <div dir=3D"ltr">Sorry. I should have said you need to go down to the secon= d half of of that article, starting with "An additional note..." That's whe= re they discuss and predict the "slingshot effect". </div> <br /> <div class=3D"gmail_quote"> <div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 12:51, Rick Wh= itman <<a href=3D"mailto:dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com">dendroica.cae= rulescens@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; borde= r-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #cccccc; pa= dding-left: 1ex;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr">Surely that is very early, especially for Cape Breton. I t= hink we can say that anything before May 1 is exceptional for the whole pro= vince. A very powerful system went thru Sunday night and Monday. I think th= at hummer got trapped in that system and was carried to CB. I'm pretty sure= you want to read this analysis, written more towards New England, but that= 's very close as the systems go. <div> </div> <div><a href=3D"https://birdcast.info/scientific-discussion/migration-alert= -gulf-of-mexico-region-10-13-april/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener nore= ferrer">https://birdcast.info/scientific-discussion/migration-alert-gulf-of= -mexico-region-10-13-april/</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Rick W.</div> </div> </div> <br /> <div class=3D"gmail_quote"> <div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 12:23, bdigout= <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>= wrote:</div> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; borde= r-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #cccccc; pa= dding-left: 1ex;">Troy Allen of Sampsonville, Rich. Co. reported that a hum= mingbird was <br /> hovering at his window yesterday where his hummingbird = feeder is usually <br /> hanging. Isn't this a bit early? Any c= omments?<br /> Billy<br /> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /></p> </body></html> --=_d5548938267674a7bfeec6e4063bc0b9--
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