[obol] Re: Detroit flats willow flycatcher, hammonds flycatcher, and macgillivrays warbler

  • From: "Dennis Vroman" <dpvroman@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <timrodenkirk@xxxxxxxxx>, <mitch.ratzlaff@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:36:02 -0700

30 April 1995 is the earliest Willow I have for the western part of the Rogue 
Valley (bird seen very well).  Generally, Western Wood-Pewees show up ahead of 
the Willows, and these two can be confused with one another without a good, 
careful look.  However, many species seem to be showing up 2-7 days early in 
the Grants Pass area, but then some are running behind early records too.  
Dennis
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tim Rodenkirk 
  To: mitch.ratzlaff@xxxxxxxxx 
  Cc: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 12:12 PM
  Subject: [obol] Re: Detroit flats willow flycatcher, hammonds flycatcher, and 
macgillivrays warbler


  Mitch,

  I am not sure what the earliest record for an inland site is for Willow Fly 
but it is about a month earlier than the earliest Coos record- any comments 
from valley birders? Willow Fly is the 2nd latest to arrive in Coos- usually 
mid-May with only C. Nighthawk arriving later- usually the last few days of May 
or early June.

  Lots of Swainson's Thrushes being reported on the eBird alert and a few on 
OBOL, still no sign of anyhere on the south coast?!

  Merry Migration!
  Tim R
  Coos Bay



  On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Mitch Ratzlaff <mitch.ratzlaff@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

    My college ornithology prof, Don Powers, and his class reported an early 
Willow Flycatcher from Detroit Flats yesterday. They also ticked a 
MacGillivray's Warbler, a Hammond's Flycatcher and a Lincoln's Sparrow there. 
That's a great place to bird during migration. Usually a Western Kingbird or 
two there during late April, and it gets sagebrush country birds there too. In 
the past we have regularly picked up Gray Flycatchers and two years ago a Sage 
Thrasher. 


    Good birding,


    Mitch Ratzlaff
    Dallas

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