Some of those birds made it inland today. I was out in the woods for work
today and it was unexpectedly quite early in the morning, but by midday it was
obvious that there had been a big arrival overnight and early afternoon there
were birds everywhere. Big influx of warblers and sparrows across Powers ranger
district and over into eastern coos county. Was seeing the influx of birds from
the Cedar swamp area all the way over Agness Pass to Ophir Mtn. 5325 is snow
free from Agness Pass to at least the intersection with the 3310 (which is
blocked by snow). The birds were very busy in the warm afternoon keeping my
ears entertained with their chip notes as I plodded through the snow on the
road to my destination. Tis the time of year to begin relearning all the calls
of summer residents that have become fuzzy in my brain over the winter. A few
of these birds may have been from prior waves of arrival as I had FOY Nashville
warbler, common yellowthroat and barn swallow at the Powers Pond yesterday
evening.
Look around in your neighborhood tomorrow, who knows what might show up
overnight!-MadronePowers, Coos County
On Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 12:32:44 PM PDT, Robert O'Brien
<baro@xxxxxxx> wrote:
WOW! Any estimate for the proportions of each subspecies. Bob OBrien
On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 12:27 PM Tim Rodenkirk <timrodenkirk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
40 minutes of 750 every five minutes = 6,000 rumps. I am on Floras Creek near
Hwy 101. There is a cloud of birds coming up Floras- many landing in a leafless
tree then flying up to bluffs. Looks like 95% YRWAs. Amazing- just a flood of
birds! Finally tapering off- whoops, nope! It continues
Tim RNW Curry
