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Friday, April 24. 2015

Speed of songbird migration

Here in New England, the spring migration is underway. Blackbirds came a month ago, and are still passing through, but the hardy songbirds are beginning to show up despite yesterday's light snow.


The Juncos headed north a couple of weeks ago, and now most of the White Throats have left too. I heard the first Towhee of the Spring this morning.


How quick can bird migration be? Brazil to Pennsylvania in 13 days.


Photo is our Eastern Towhee. Unmistakable, loud call, "Drink your teeeee." Saw my first of the season yesterday, scratching under my feeder. Love those guys.


Here's a chilly male Cardinal. Due to global warming, it was a wicked winter and a cold early Spring this year.



Posted by Bird Dog in Natural History and Conservation at 04:45 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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Saw a red-breasted grosbeak at the feeder here in northern South Carolina yesterday. Maybe he was headed your way?
#1 gordon on 2014-04-17 16:56 (Reply)
Here in central California foothills I've got Oregon Juncos, Chickadees, Nuthatches and the ever pesky blue jays. I always look forward to the black headed grosbeaks. I love their songs and they should be regulars here soon.
#2 Bodie on 2014-04-17 17:28 (Reply)
The first barn swallow moved (back) in to the horse barn earlier in the week.
#3 fjord on 2015-04-24 06:20 (Reply)
Megyn Kelly - How Clinton Foundation is connected to Russian uranium deal

http://commoncts.blogspot.com/2015/04/megyn-kelly-how-clinton-foundation-is.html
#4 Steve on 2015-04-24 06:55 (Reply)
Great-tailed Grackles Now, Great-tailed Grackles Forever
#5 The Poetry of Violence on 2015-04-24 13:12 (Reply)
can you add link with song fro each bird?
#6 ns on 2015-04-24 14:34 (Reply)
Just go to All About Birds.

They have the calls there and other info
#6.1 Bird Dog on 2015-04-24 14:47 (Reply)
Saw a male Towee teaching young just out of nest how to scratch for food under my feeder. Would feed it sometime but obviously was denying it's begging most of the time. I'm in Birmimgham, AL and Towees have young already.
down here.
#7 skullbuster on 2015-04-24 20:23 (Reply)

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