On the subject of bird wanderers:  I have had an inordinate number of 
wanderers in my yard this year - blue grosbeaks, indigo buntings, brown 
thrasher, yellow-throated vireo, scarlet tanager, eastern kingbird, and 
others.  Jim's theory on gypsy moth as the cause seems unlikely because the 
defoliation is just starting, and this has been going on for a few 
weeks.  How about the fires in GA?  A lot of acres have been burned beyond 
the use of birds, so a lot of birds have been displaced.  Does it seem 
possible that they could displace this far from the fires?  Are reports of 
wanderers more common in states closer to the fires?  Any thoughts on this?

Paul Bystrak
Salisbury, MD



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