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&#8211; 5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>< --f46d043c817a616cc104cca52c11 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi John, "and Indigo Bunting (probable) with 4 calls within a few seconds of each other." How far apart, in time, do the calls have to be before you count them as, in this case, four birds, instead of one (calling repeatedly)? Thanks for these reports...I wonder if we have a secret enclave of breeding Indigos up here! Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 20 October 2012 20:00, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote= : > It was a slow week for night migration over Antigonish County this week. > Poor weather made migration difficult no doubt but overall it seems that = we > are now past the peak movements. Among the 321 flight calls recorded this > week, sparrows were again dominant. White-throated Sparrows were the most > common, followed by Song Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, and Dark-eyed Junco. > Warblers were reduced to a total of only 15 calls. Rare or unusual birds > this week were Orange-crowned Warbler (probable) with 1 call on 2 differe= nt > nights and Indigo Bunting (probable) with 4 calls within a few seconds of > each other. The summary of all flight calls for the week beginning the > evening of October 12 and ending the morning of October 19 is as follows:= * > *** > > ** ** > > Golden-crowned Kinglet =96 1**** > > Hermit Thrush =96 2**** > > American Robin =96 5**** > > Yellow-rumped Warbler =96 10**** > > Orange-crowned Warbler =96 2**** > > Common Yellowthroat =96 3**** > > Chipping Sparrow =96 11**** > > Savannah Sparrow =96 60**** > > Song Sparrow =96 68**** > > Lincoln=92s/Swamp Sparrow =96 13**** > > White-throated Sparrow =96 77**** > > Dark-eyed Junco =96 32**** > > Other unidentified sparrows =96 23**** > > Indigo Bunting =96 4**** > > Other unidentified songbirds =96 5**** > > Other unidentified birds =96 5**** > > Total =96 321**** > > ** ** > > As usual the charts summarizing the autumn migration can be viewed at: > http://www.johnfkearney.com/Nocturnal_Migration.html**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > --f46d043c817a616cc104cca52c11 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi John,<div><br></div><div>"and Indigo Bunting (probable) with 4 call= s within a few seconds of each other."</div><div><br></div><div>How fa= r apart, in time, do the calls have to be before you count them as, in this= case, four birds, instead of one (calling repeatedly)? Thanks for these re= ports...I wonder if we have a secret enclave of breeding Indigos up here!</= div> <div><br></div><div>Randy<br clear=3D"all">________________________________= _<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 20 October 2012 20:00, John Kearney <= span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" target= =3D"_blank">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquo= te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so= lid;padding-left:1ex"> <div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNorm= al"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","s= ans-serif"">It was a slow week for night migration over Antigonish Cou= nty this week. Poor weather made migration difficult no doubt but overall i= t seems that we are now past the peak movements. Among the 321 flight calls= recorded this week, sparrows were again dominant. White-throated Sparrows = were the most common, followed by Song Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, and Dark-= eyed Junco. Warblers were reduced to a total of only 15 calls. Rare or unus= ual birds this week were Orange-crowned Warbler (probable) with 1 call on 2= different nights</span><span> <span lang=3D"EN-US">and Indigo Bunting (pro= bable) with 4 calls within a few seconds of each other. The summary of all = flight calls for the week beginning the evening of October 12 and ending th= e morning of October 19 is as follows:<u></u><u></u></span></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><u></u>=A0<u></u></span></p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Golden-crowned Kinglet =96 1<u></u= ><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Hermit Thrus= h =96 2<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">American Robin =96 5<u></u><u><= /u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Yellow-rumped War= bler =96 10<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN= -US">Orange-crowned Warbler =96 2<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Common Yellowthroat =96 3<u></u= ><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Chipping Spa= rrow =96 11<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN= -US">Savannah Sparrow =96 60<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Song Sparrow =96 68<u></u><u></= u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Lincoln=92s/Swamp = Sparrow =96 13<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D= "EN-US">White-throated Sparrow =96 77<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Dark-eyed Junco =96 32<u></u><u= ></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Other unidentif= ied sparrows =96 23<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span la= ng=3D"EN-US">Indigo Bunting =96 4<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Other unidentified songbirds = =96 5<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-