Specific Days of the Month
It seems like last year 4/27 brought a lot of songbird migrants to our
area. Wondering how reliable dates are (obviously winds are a big factor)
in predicting species. Just when leaves are getting lush enough to provide
cover & obscure the most colorful songbirds, they seem to arrive (mid-May).
Any specific predictions about this year’s warbler arrivals? (aside from
Pine, Palm, & Yellow Rumps)
Ellynne Rey
(Stamford)
Ellynne et al. You can track anticipated migration activity with a program provided by the Cornell Lab called BirdCast, available here: https://birdcast.info/
In addition to predicting the next few days, the actual migration activity for the previous night (radar) is shown. For individual species, you would need to dig into eBird reports for regions to the south.
This is another of the many programs and tools that the Cornell Lab provides, mostly for free, helping us be better and more successful birders, and for that the Lab deserves our financial support with membership and donations. https://join.birds.cornell.edu/page/14619/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=WEB&utm_source=BCE&utm_medium=Website&utm_campaign=Evergreen-Acq&utm_content=home-page&_gl=1*1ozt73k*_ga*MTQ0ODgyNTk5Ny4xNjQ5Nzg2ODI5*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTY0OTc4NjgyOC4xLjEuMTY0OTc4NzI3Ni40NA..#_ga=2.223794398.413287601.1649786829-1448825997.1649786829
Chris
Chris Wood
COA - VP
Woodbury, CT
203 558-0654
On Apr 12, 2022, at 11:46 AM, Ellynne Rey via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
It seems like last year 4/27 brought a lot of songbird migrants to our
area. Wondering how reliable dates are (obviously winds are a big factor)
in predicting species. Just when leaves are getting lush enough to provide
cover & obscure the most colorful songbirds, they seem to arrive (mid-May).
Any specific predictions about this year’s warbler arrivals? (aside from
Pine, Palm, & Yellow Rumps)
Ellynne Rey
(Stamford)
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From: "C. S. Wood" cwood022@gmail.com
Date: April 12, 2022 at 2:18:58 PM EDT
To: Ellynne Rey ellynnerey@gmail.com
Cc: ct birds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Specific Days of the Month
Ellynne et al. You can track anticipated migration activity with a program provided by the Cornell Lab called BirdCast, available here: https://birdcast.info/
In addition to predicting the next few days, the actual migration activity for the previous night (radar) is shown. For individual species, you would need to dig into eBird reports for regions to the south.
This is another of the many programs and tools that the Cornell Lab provides, mostly for free, helping us be better and more successful birders, and for that the Lab deserves our financial support with membership and donations. https://join.birds.cornell.edu/page/14619/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=WEB&utm_source=BCE&utm_medium=Website&utm_campaign=Evergreen-Acq&utm_content=home-page&_gl=1*1ozt73k*_ga*MTQ0ODgyNTk5Ny4xNjQ5Nzg2ODI5*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTY0OTc4NjgyOC4xLjEuMTY0OTc4NzI3Ni40NA..#_ga=2.223794398.413287601.1649786829-1448825997.1649786829
Chris
Chris Wood
COA - VP
Woodbury, CT
203 558-0654
On Apr 12, 2022, at 11:46 AM, Ellynne Rey via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
It seems like last year 4/27 brought a lot of songbird migrants to our
area. Wondering how reliable dates are (obviously winds are a big factor)
in predicting species. Just when leaves are getting lush enough to provide
cover & obscure the most colorful songbirds, they seem to arrive (mid-May).
Any specific predictions about this year’s warbler arrivals? (aside from
Pine, Palm, & Yellow Rumps)
Ellynne Rey
(Stamford)
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Those wanting to get a good feel for when species arrive, migrate through, or breed in Connecticut should consult the bar graphs that were first created by Greg Hanisek and published in The Connecticut Warbler, the COA's quarterly journal, as "Connecticut Birds by the Season". That article is one of the essential tools for birding here, in my opinion. That issue of the Warbler is available on the COA web site for free download since it is several years old. (All issues of the journal are online, but the most recent two years are limited to COA members. Yet another benefit of membership!)
https://ctbirding.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CTWarblerVolume25.pdf
An updated version of the graphs can be found in Frank Gallo's book, Birding in Connecticut. I consider that to be another essential for anyone who wished to explore the state's best birding sites.
Note that those graphs are not so much about early and late dates as they are about the bulk of migration.
Chris already mentioned the Live bird migration maps generated from weather radar. Watch the birds coming! You can see how it looks before going to bed, then watch how the night went when you get up. Seeing them arriving on radar is a great motivator for getting out to look for them!
https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/
Roy HarveyCheshire, CT
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 11:46:52 AM EDT, Ellynne Rey via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
It seems like last year 4/27 brought a lot of songbird migrants to our
area. Wondering how reliable dates are (obviously winds are a big factor)
in predicting species. Just when leaves are getting lush enough to provide
cover & obscure the most colorful songbirds, they seem to arrive (mid-May).
Any specific predictions about this year’s warbler arrivals? (aside from
Pine, Palm, & Yellow Rumps)
Ellynne Rey
(Stamford)
CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/
CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/