Re: Another MacGillivrays Warbler report
Rob Hilton (robert@csa.com)
Wed, 07 Oct 1998 11:29:29 -0400
At 10:35 AM 10/7/98 -0400, Rick Blom wrote:
>>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,
don't forget Hermit and Townsend's Warblers!!
Rob