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I did my usual route for what would have been the Spring Migration Count to=
day. I ended with 59 species. I had ten species of warblers including one=
Nashville and one Cape May. I normally would have three or four Nashville=
warblers during this time. Palm warblers seem to not be back yet, which i=
s odd. I only heard one, when I would normally have many. All of the plac=
es where I normally see them for this count were quiet and lacking thereof =
for this species. Ruby-crowned kinglets were missing. There also were far=
fewer American redstarts back. I normally get about a dozen along the Cen=
tennial Trail in Bridgewater and there were only three present. I had more=
yellow warblers then ever before. Gray catbirds do not seem to be at thei=
r normal haunts yet.
Northern cardinals are usually plentiful and I get many on the count. Toda=
y they were not active and I only heard one calling. I normally would see =
six to a dozen or more.
There also were not as many blue-headed vireos back. There were fewer herm=
it thrushes calling by a large amount.
I struck out altogether on barred owls and I always hear and see them.
I did hear my first bobolink at the end of Second Peninsula along the field=
edge making it's tinkling, bubbly call. I also had one spotted sandpiper =
in Pleasantville.
It is four days later than usual on this count and to me things seem odd in=
terms of numbers of everything, so is migration later this year or did som=
e species disappear earlier, like common loons. I only had four when I usu=
ally would have 15-20. Likely due to the lakes being open earlier. I did n=
ot find many ducks either, when they usually are plentiful still.
James R. Hirtle
LaHave
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I did my usual route for what wou=
ld have been the Spring Migration Count today. I ended with 59 specie=
s. I had ten species of warblers including one Nashville and one Cape=
May. I normally would have three or four Nashville
warblers during this time. Palm warblers seem to not be back ye=
t, which is odd. I only heard one, when I would normally have many.&n=
bsp; All of the places where I normally see them for this count were quiet =
and lacking thereof for this species. Ruby-crowned
kinglets were missing. There also were far fewer American redst=
arts back. I normally get about a dozen along the Centennial Trail in=
Bridgewater and there were only three present. I had more yellow war=
blers then ever before. Gray catbirds do not seem to
be at their normal haunts yet. </p>
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Northern cardinals are usually pl=
entiful and I get many on the count. Today they were not active and I=
only heard one calling. I normally would see six to a dozen or more.=
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">There also were not as many blue-=
headed vireos back. There were fewer hermit thrushes calling by a lar=
ge amount. </p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br>
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I struck out altogether on barred=
owls and I always hear and see them. </p>
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I did hear my first bobolink at t=
he end of Second Peninsula along the field edge making it's tinkling, bubbl=
y call. I also had one spotted sandpiper in Pleasantville.  =
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">It is four days later than usual =
on this count and to me things seem odd in terms of numbers of everything, =
so is migration later this year or did some species disappear earlier, like=
common loons. I only had four when
I usually would have 15-20. Likely due to the lakes being open earli=
er. I did not find many ducks either, when they usually are plentiful still=
. </p>
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">James R. Hirtle</p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">LaHave </p>
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