Subject: Re. bird migration (was Iona I.)
Date: Aug 28 06:35:47 1998
From: Jack Bowling - jbowling at direct.ca


Ken K. wrote -

>Another chip! Down the path I race to see a lone MacGillvary's Warbler tucked
in
>the Elderberry. Fall birding is about the subtle 20 minute period just before
the
>sun sets when the birds make the last hey! here I am call notes.

Seeing as how most (all?) warblers are night migrants, I think this "last call
notes" comment is a function of human temporal bias more than anything else.

I recall Richard Rowlett a few months ago suggesting everyone check out the web
pages dedicated to the Trans Gulf Migrant migration path across the Gulf of
Mexico. Robert Russell has recently updated these pages and they should be read
by all interested in birds. Go to:

http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/8596/




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Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jbowling at direct.ca