[TN-Bird] Re: Finch, etc flight updates - near TN
- From: Jonnie Sue Lyons <jonniesuel@xxxxxxx>
- To: "kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:17:52 -0500
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On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:34 PM, kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> If you haven't been tracking this, the predicted winter finch 'super
> flight' due to limited mast crops in the far north is well underway.
> Irruptive winter species are showing up in big numbers just to our north
> so keep your feeders stocked, your eyes open, and your fingers crossed.
>
> Here are some notes from lunch-time searches of eBird and the listservs at
> ABA Birding News (formerly Birdingonthe.net) in addition to the hoards of
> Pine Siskins, Purple Finches, and Red-breasted Nuthatches that have
> already shown up in TN.
>
>
> Evening Grosbeaks are making a big move south for the first time in many
> years. It has been 22 years since I have seen one in TN. Recent reports
> from WV and just across the Ohio River in IN and Cincinnati.
>
> White-winged Crossbills are also making a huge movement south. At first
> reports were concentrated along the coast (e.g., 350+ at Cape May, NJ)
> reaching as far south as the Delmarva penninsula, but now reports are
> filling in to our north with reports in Indianapolis and just northeast of
> Cincinnati.
>
> Red Crossbills are frequently mentioned as a potential future 'split' into
> as many as 10 different species primarily identifiable by calls and bill
> shape. We have Red Crossbills in the Appalachians but many of the
> northern 'types' are actively moving south with reports as far south as
> the Outer Banks. So keep your eyes and ears open away from the Smokies
> this year.
>
> Common Redpolls have reached KY, MO, IL, IN, OH, WV
>
>
> Longer odds for us but noteworthy...
>
> Bohemain Waxwing - impressive number of reports around the Great Lakes as
> far south as Chicago
>
> Pine Grosbeak - also an impressive number of reports around the Great
> Lakes
>
> Northern Shrike - ditto but with reports into IN, OH, PA, and NJ
>
> Hoary Redpoll - unlike the recent big redpoll years, I've seen few reports
> so far
>
>
> Dean Edwards
> Knoxville, TN
>
>
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