Michael Price wrote:
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> Which segues nicely into my annual plea for clearer, more correct
> migrational terminology than Birders' English offers at present. It is a
> nonsense--and one highly confusing to beginners until they become familiar
> with the eccentric use of the terms 'Fall' or 'Autumn Migration' by
> established birders--to have the Fall or Autumn Migration begin *before* the
> Summer Solstice and just as our latest Spring migrants are cosily settling
> down to domesticity and becoming Summer residents. The simple facts are:
> southbound migration begins in June; Fall begins on September 21.
>

Thanks for explaining this. Now all we have to do is figure out which
birds are doing what when and for how long. We are making progress--I
think. ;-)

Two beginners--

Jerry and Sandy Converse
Grand Coulee, WA