Winter Finch Invasion Year
Phil Davis (pdavis@ix.netcom.com)
Tue, 09 Dec 1997 23:18:05 -0500
All -
Back in November, I forwarded Steve Kelling's original message (below) to
another listserver (Tweeters - WA/OR/BC). Here it is for MD-Osprey.
Steve's web site has some great info on the winter finch "invasion". I
have tried to forward local messages about winter finches to him, but my
information has been incomplete.
So, would anyone who has seen a winter finch (or RB Nut) in Maryland (or
other Mid-Atlantic state) this season, please provide him with details to
include the date, species, number, and town name/state (his GIS program
will look up the lat/lon).
Check it out.
Thx.
Phil
>Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 23:36:27 -0500
>To: tweeters@u.washington.edu
>From: Phil Davis <pdavis@ix.netcom.com>
>Subject: Winter Finch Invasion Year
>Cc: Steve Kelling <stk2@CORNELL.EDU>
>
>Tweeters -
>
>The following message was posted on Birdchat. I know that White-winged
Crossbills were reported in Washington state and in BC in October, but
since my report would be second hand, I thought it best to forward this
message to Tweeters and ask that someone with more authoritative
information respond to Steve Kelling.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Phil
>
>
>
>>Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 15:20:29 -0500
>>Reply-To: Steve Kelling <stk2@CORNELL.EDU>
>>Sender: "National Birding Hotline Cooperative (Chat Line)"
>> <BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
>>From: Steve Kelling <stk2@CORNELL.EDU>
>>Subject: Winter Finch Invasion Year
>>To: BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
>>
>>Greetings,
>>
>>I apologize for the delay, but I have put together the results of the query
>>I sent out at the end of last month regarding the occurrence of winter
>>finches and Red-breasted Nuthatch in North America.
>>
>>The finches I am interested in include Pine Grosbeak, Purple Finch,
>>Red Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill, Common Redpoll, Hoary Redpoll, Pine
>>Siskin, and Evening Grosbeak.
>>
>>My query on BirdChat on 31 Oct. drew close to 75 responses. It was very
>>exciting to hear from so many people, many of which indicated that this
>>year is shaping up to be a major invasion year. For example, White-winged
>>Crossbills are being reported from all across the East and Midwest,
>>Red-breasted Nuthatches are being reported from South Texas, and Common
>>Redpolls were reported from Maryland on record early dates.
>>
>>To show the results of my query, I have generated a web site located at:
>>
>> http://birds.cornell.edu/winfin/wifin.htm
>>
>>The site presents the following:
>>
>>1- A map showing which states and provinces had reports of these birds in
>>October.
>>
>>2- A sound file for each species. The sounds, which came from the Library of
>>Natural Sounds at Cornell University, provide examples of flight calls
>>and contact calls from all species of interest.
>>
>>3- An image of each species.
>>
>>4- A form to fill in your future observations. You can fill out a form any
>>time you observe any of the winter finches listed above or a Red-breasted
>>Nuthatch.
>>Please include the state or province, date, number of individuals
>>(estimates are fine), and your postal code (ZIP code in U.S.).
>>
>>We at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will use your results to produce
>>maps showing the movements of winter finches through North America. Using
>>postal codes, we will be able to pinpoint the locations of the birds. Maps
>>will be updated on a weekly or biweekly basis.
>>
>>I hope that you will all participate, as the more information we receive,
>>the more detailed maps we will be able to present. Please feel free to
>>copy and distribute this note.
>>
>>Thanks to all you replied to my initial query.
>>
>>Steve Kelling
>>BirdSource
>>Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
>>Ithaca NY
>>stk2@cornell.edu
>>http://birds.cornell.edu
>>
>>
>
>
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