Paul Desjardins paul.desjardins2@gmail.com Phone: (860) 623-3696 Thank you to all my birding friends who congratulated me on finding the Townsend’s Warbler. I am so glad that so many people were able to see it and also a great job for those who photographed it! I am wondering if westerly winds might be responsible for it being here. A person who regularly sends me bird photos that lives in Galveston, Texas just today commented about the westerly winds in his area transporting birds that normally migrate to the west of him. Food for thought. Paul Desjardins Windsor Locks

As for how this bird got to Hartford, the Facebook ABA rare bird alert had this today: “ A Townsend's Warbler was found in Cook County, IL yesterday by Heidi Tarasiuk. Other photos are available in the checklist.” So, an irruption? If 2 birds can make an.... Arthur Shippee, Hamden Sent from my iPad > On Apr 17, 2020, at 4:34 PM, Paul Desjardins via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > Paul Desjardins > paul.desjardins2@gmail.com > Phone: (860) 623-3696 > > Thank you to all my birding friends who congratulated me on finding the Townsend’s Warbler. I am so glad that so many people were able to see it and also a great job for those who photographed it! I am wondering if westerly winds might be responsible for it being here. A person who regularly sends me bird photos that lives in Galveston, Texas just today commented about the westerly winds in his area transporting birds that normally migrate to the west of him. > Food for thought. > > Paul Desjardins > Windsor Locks > > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org