no warblers 2007

[Brian A]

So the warbler migration is over other than the stragglers.  From my small world this has been the worst year yet for seeing warblers in migration .  I did spend a fair amount of time in the field, perhaps more than usual and definately saw fewer warblers this year and no significant groups other than a 4-5 Yellow-rumped Warblers and a Nashville at one spot.  

I missed Bay-breasted completely this year both in fall and spring and had only 1 Cape May this spring.  In breeding bird atlas work I had a few Golden-wings on territory and Chestnut-sided, a coupe of Mournings, Black-throated Blue's, a Cerulean, Blackburnian.  The only species that seemed somewhat widespread in Manistee County were Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, Ovenbird (still not as many as usual), and Black-throated Green (also fewer this year).

This fall my largest group of warblers: 1 Black-throated Blue, 2 Black-throated Green, 1 Ovenbird, 1 Nashville!

The mild weather this fall may have protracted migration but my feeling is that there just were not a lot of birds out there this year. 

BA
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