Subject: migration dates
Date: Feb 25 09:29:46 2004
From: Rob McNair-Huff - rob at whiterabbits.com


It really depends on which species you are interested in. For instance,
Rufous Hummingbirds and Turkey Vultures are trickling northward into
Western Washington right now, and the same can be said for Sandhill
Cranes in Eastern Washington. What many people traditionally think of as
the spring migration peaks in April, when thousands of shorebirds stop
over in Grays Harbor. Songbird migration, including warblers and
flycatchers, occurs around the same time frame.

For a wide general range, spring migration runs from March through May,
in other words.

As for a citable reference, the best online reference for Washington
birds, to my knowledge, is www.birdweb.org. You won't find a direct
answer to your question there, but you will find a species-by-species
range if you check for birds you are specifically interested in.

Hope this is helpful,

Rob

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Rob McNair-Huff ---------- Tacoma, WA
Author of Birding Washington (Falcon Publishing, 2004)
and Insider's Guide to the Olympic Peninsula (Globe Pequot, 2001)
White Rabbit Publishing ---- http://www.whiterabbits.com
Mac Net Journal ---------- http://www.macnetjournal.com
The Equinox Project ------ http://www.whiterabbits.com/weblog.html

>Hi all,
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>I'm new to Tweeters and I'm hoping someone out there can lead me to some
>needed information. I've been trying to find approximate start and end
>dates for both spring and fall migration. I'm specifically interested in
>the western half of the Cascades, but dates for a broader (eg W. WA) area
>would be okay.
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>I'm hoping to locate a citable reference, but will take what I can get. Thx!
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>-K
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