Re: Another MacGillivrays Warbler report
rick (rblom@blazie.com)
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 10:35:33 -0400
>A MacGillivray's Warbler was reported on MASSBIRD yesterday.
>The report wasn't questioned or ignored. In fact, several
>birders went out and tried to relocate it. I don't understand
>the difference in attitude or expectation. It actually seems
>more likely to me that this species would show up down here.
>
>Mike Collins
>Annandale, Virginia
>collins@ram.nrl.navy.mil
Actually, some western species are more likely the farther north
you go, such as Townsend's Solitaire, Western Tanager, Black-throated Gray
Warbler, Varied Thrush, and Rock Wren. That may or may not be an artefact
of coverage. Massachusetts and surrounding states have more birders per
square mile than anyplace in this hemisphere, which makes it less suprising
that a couple went and checked the report.
Rick
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