Here on the south coast I am seeing or hearing a SWAINSON'S THRUSH
regularly. I found one at Bullard's Beach campground when we returned there
on May 9, in the same exact site in a closed camp loop where I photographed
one two years ago. This week we were back in the campground and one was
repeatedly giving its "whit" call in a different camp loop where we parked
for a couple of hours.
Out here at China Creek beach access, I hear them daily in the wooded areas
between the dunes and the road, and around the pond on the other side of
the road. A few days ago I heard their magical spiraling song from the
other side of the pond for the first time this season. Standing outside in
the beach access parking lot, I just heard one again, singing from the
wooded shoreline to the north. Always a treat!
Laura Paulson
p.s. Steve called me from where he was walking dogs out on Beach Loop Rd to
report about 15 more BLACK SWIFTS (about 8:30 am.) This time they were
flying slightly higher than yesterday, at maybe about 100'. The weather
today is mostly sunny at the moment with big puffy clouds. Winds were about
3 mph winds.
On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 9:05 PM, Robert O'Brien <baro@xxxxxxx> wrote:
One was singing on territory here on may 13. Still is. Bob obrien. Carver
On Thursday, May 19, 2016, <5hats@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Tom,Swainson's Thrushes going over in nocturnal migration. When we arrived
While we were at a friend's place in Wisconsin on May 4 we heard
home on May 13 the thrushes were here to greet us. They were right on time
here.
Darrelyet to see or hear one in their regular haunts. (I also have yet to find a
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From: "tlove" <tlove@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "OBOL" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 11:36:36 AM
Subject: [obol] Swainson's Thrush?
Here it is 19 May - have SWAINSON'S THRUSH ever arrived so late? I have
GREEN HERON, despite checking Commonwealth Lake where someone mentioned
they were regular and common.)
Tom L.
