[birding] new arrivals (& phenology)

[Michael Dossett]

Jamie,
 
Thanks for posting that.  It struck me that I don't usually find Orioles until right around the first week of May, but I hadn't had a chance yet to go hunting for the phenology table to look up the average.  My next door neighbor asked me yesterday when the Orioles will be back and I told her that it should be in about another two weeks.  Now I feel like a liar :-)
 
Incidentally, the Kingbird is about a week early as well and I noticed a couple others had their first of the year within the last day or two as well.
 
Michael

Michael Dossett
Corvallis, Oregon
www.Mdossettphoto.com
phainopepla at yahoo.com

--- On Mon, 4/19/10, Jamie S. <woodpecker97330 at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Jamie S. <woodpecker97330 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [birding] new arrivals (& phenology)
To: "Michael Dossett" <phainopepla at yahoo.com>
Cc: birding at midvalleybirding.org
Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 11:50 AM







Nice birds! That's a fairly early oriole given that the average Corvallis arrival is May 5th and the earliest on record is April 11th. 

In spite of the cold weather, things seem to be a bit early (related to the averages), such as Wilson's warbler and Pacific-slope flycatcher.

Phenology for Corvallis spring arrivals can be seen at:
http://www.oregonbirds.org/images/phenology.htm  (scroll down to the middle of the page)

Jamie Simmons
Corvallis

--- On Mon, 4/19/10, Michael Dossett <phainopepla at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Michael Dossett <phainopepla at yahoo.com>
Subject: [birding] new arrivals
To: birding at midvalleybirding.org
Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 9:48 AM


Yesterday while taking our new puppy for a walk I had a Western Kingbird at the end of the driveway working the maple trees along Military Road (northwest end of coffin butte).  This morning I saw my first Bullock's Oriole of the year singing in the front yard.

Spring is here!

Michael

Michael Dossett
Corvallis, Oregon
www.Mdossettphoto.com
phainopepla at yahoo.com


      

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