[texbirds] Re: Chuck-will's-widow Bastrop and RFI
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "micraygoe@xxxxxxxxx" <micraygoe@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 14:51:49 -0600
I have no explanation...It is indeed very early. I usually hear
Whip-poor-wills a good 8-10 days before I hear my first Chuck around here.
I assume you do not confuse the two or with even a Paraque of which we have
records and could over-winter?. At least here in Utley the various
nightjars are always more vocal in the evenings than in the early
morning...At least when I get out in time before daylight.
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Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Michael Goebel <micraygoe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Had a Chuck-will's-widow calling this morning about 7:00 AM as I went out
> for the newspaper (live in Bastrop near the intersection of Hwy 71 and CR
> 1209). This is the fourth morning in the last week that I have heard them
> (the first day per my calendar was Feb.24th). Always on a darker overcast
> morning like today, and of the times I have heard them, within the
> 6:45-8:30 AM timeframe. Could have been there earlier or latter, don't
> know, that' just when I have been out to hear them.
> We have them every year from Spring through Summer, but this seems pretty
> early to me. Checked eBird for Bastrop and it confirms first arrival in
> late March.
>
> Now here's the thing, I have yet to hear them call at night. I am usually
> outside for 5-10 minutes every couple of hours until about 11:00 PM to get
> a stretch, check the stars, and just listen. Seems to me in years past
> they just show up calling one night and then they are here for the season.
> Sometimes hear them in the morning then.
>
> What I'm wondering is, with the morning only calls, does anyone have an
> opinion on whether these might be migrating birds just passing through
> early, or is there some other behavior involved?
>
> Mike Goebel
> Bastrop, TX
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