chris runk
03-30-2007, 11:33 AM
Early April is the time migrants seem to get serious about moving north! That means most of our winter residents (gulls, diving ducks, sparrows etc.) are gone or moving out, but these are being replaced by early spring migrants.
Expected migrants during this forecast period include:
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Little Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Broad-winged Hawk, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo (usually a couple of weeks later than the White-eyed Vireo -- listen for its song high in the treetops), Nashville and Black-throated Green Warblers, Baltimore Oriole, and usually right about mid-month, Swainson’s Thrush.
Finally, Baird’s, Least, Western and Pectoral Sandpipers are often seen on the spillway by mid-April. See the current “Other Hot Spots” forecast for more shorebirding locations…
Expected migrants during this forecast period include:
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Little Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Broad-winged Hawk, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo (usually a couple of weeks later than the White-eyed Vireo -- listen for its song high in the treetops), Nashville and Black-throated Green Warblers, Baltimore Oriole, and usually right about mid-month, Swainson’s Thrush.
Finally, Baird’s, Least, Western and Pectoral Sandpipers are often seen on the spillway by mid-April. See the current “Other Hot Spots” forecast for more shorebirding locations…