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&amp;yr=3Dcur&amp;byr=3D2017&amp;eyr=3D2017</a>& --94eb2c0d2286bc7fbd054dfe5553 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Natural Selection has very carefuly hard-wired the "rules" as to when and under what weather conditions it is (almost) safe to set out across the Gulf of Maine or the Bay of Fundy. It's all very well to edge forward county by county in Maine. When you weigh 16 grams you don't set out on that crossing until conditions are good to excellent. Best, Rick Whitman On 25 April 2017 at 09:56, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote: > Thinking about it, most warblers and vireos must cross the ocean from New > England because they are often reported first in the > Digby/Yarmouth/Shelburne. But then why does it take so long for us to get > Blue-headed Vireo considering they are already further north in Maine tha= n > those counties? > > > > Keith > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> > *Sent: *Tuesday, April 25, 2017 9:50 AM > *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject: *RE: [NatureNS] FOY Blue-headed Vireo - Somerset NS > > > > They are common by May but while April 24 is not unprecedented it is > definitely early for Blue-headed Vireo in NS. To date, the earliest > accepted eBird report is April 26. > > > > The following link shows the progress of their impending arrival accordin= g > to this month=E2=80=99s eBird sightings. You can see that the leading edg= e of the > wave is halfway across Maine now > > > > http://ebird.org/ebird/map/buhvir?neg=3Dtrue&env.minX=3D&env. > minY=3D&env.maxX=3D&env.maxY=3D&zh=3Dfalse&gp=3Dfalse&ev=3DZ&mr=3Don&bmo= =3D > 4&emo=3D4&yr=3Dcur&byr=3D2017&eyr=3D2017 > > > > I wish we had a resource that would tell us which species will cross the > ocean from New England and which will only migrate via NB. But judging by > their scare reports in April and seeing how many are in Maine now I=E2=80= =99m > guessing Blue-headed Vireo come in from NB? > > > > Keith Lowe > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *Ron Wilson <solidago123@gmail.com> > *Sent: *Monday, April 24, 2017 9:42 PM > *To: *Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Subject: *[NatureNS] FOY Blue-headed Vireo - Somerset NS > > > > Had a Blue-headed Vireo in our little woodlot today. It was feeding in th= e > company of a male and female Yellow-rumped Warbler and a Brown Creeper. > > > > Entered the report on E-bird and it said that Blue-headed Vireo was > considered rare for this location and date. That kind of surprised me as > I've had them here before May 17, 2014 and a pair on May 08, 2016. It mus= t > have been the relatively early date that sent up the alert. > > > > Ron Wilson > > Somerset NS > > > > > --94eb2c0d2286bc7fbd054dfe5553 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Natural Selection has very carefuly hard-wired the "r= ules" as to when and under what weather conditions it is (almost) safe= to set out across the Gulf of Maine or the Bay of Fundy. It's all very= well to edge forward county by county in Maine. When you weigh 16 grams yo= u don't set out on that crossing until conditions are good to excellent= .<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Rick Whitman</div></div><div class=3D"= gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 25 April 2017 at 09:56, Keit= h Lowe <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:mythos25@live.com" target=3D= "_blank">mythos25@live.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm= ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le= ft:1ex"> <div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"m_2905747110333432394WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thinking about it, most warblers and vireos must cro= ss the ocean from New England because they are often reported first in the = Digby/Yarmouth/Shelburne. But then why does it take so long for us to get B= lue-headed Vireo considering they are already further north in Maine than those counties?</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Keith</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Sent from <a href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink= /?LinkId=3D550986" target=3D"_blank"> Mail</a> for Windows 10</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a hr= ef=3D"mailto:mythos25@live.com" target=3D"_blank">Keith Lowe</a><br> <b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, April 25, 2017 9:50 AM<br> <b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nat= urens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br> <b>Subject: </b>RE: [NatureNS] FOY Blue-headed Vireo - Somerset NS</p> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">They are common by May but while April 24 is not unp= recedented it is definitely early for Blue-headed Vireo in NS. To date, the= earliest accepted eBird report is April 26. <u></u><u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">The following link shows the progress of their impen= ding arrival according to this month=E2=80=99s eBird sightings. You can see= that the leading edge of the wave is halfway across Maine now<u></u><u></u= ></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"http://ebird.org/ebird/map/buhvir?neg=3Dt= rue&env.minX=3D&env.minY=3D&env.maxX=3D&env.maxY=3D&zh= =3Dfalse&gp=3Dfalse&ev=3DZ&mr=3Don&bmo=3D4&emo=3D4&= yr=3Dcur&byr=3D2017&eyr=3D2017" target=3D"_blank">http://ebird.org/= ebird/map/<wbr>buhvir?neg=3Dtrue&env.minX=3D&env.