FYI, I just checked August for the last few years.  There is some  
activity for the last week in August, but not the week of the 15th, so  
maybe we should start the third week of August and run through the 1st  
week of October.

Joan again


On Oct 31, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Joan Cwi wrote:

> I hate the thought of adding another week to our schedule since 20  
> weeks a year is already a lot.  Since migration seems to be starting  
> later, perhaps we should start a week or two later in fall and  
> continue a week or two later...
>
> For example, I checked Wendy's list, and the only birds found in  
> August (9/6 and 8/23) were a robin and ovenbird, respectively.  Both  
> were in bad shape and not saved, so there is no saying when they  
> hit.  And the 8/6 bird was not collected on a regularly scheduled run.
>
> We can look at spring results also to see if our time frame is  
> optimal.
>
> Joan
>
>
> On Oct 31, 2011, at 9:11 AM, Keith Eric Costley wrote:
>
>> This morning Judy Harding and I rescued a Grasshopper Sparrow and a  
>> White-throated Sparrow while monitoring along the Lights Out  
>> Baltimore route. Both birds were window strike victims; but seemed  
>> to be alert and energetic after capture. Four White-throated  
>> Sparrow and a Hermit Thrush flew away compromised after flying into  
>> ground level windows. Judy and I watched the Hermit Thrush crash  
>> into the glass, fly in a circle, then return to hit the glass  
>> again. After the second strike it started to fall -- it seemed to  
>> tumble against the glass in slow motion for several feet before  
>> righting itself. Somehow it managed to fly to a nearby tree. We  
>> also collected one dead Song Sparrow and eight dead White-throated  
>> Sparrow. Along the way we enjoyed many live birds including: a  
>> super close-up of a Winter Wren (a nice three minute break); two  
>> more Hermit Thrush; three Dark-eyed Junco; a Swamp Sparrow and over  
>> 25 White-throated Sparrow.
>>
>> Although our fall monitoring season ends today; it seems for too  
>> busy to stop.
>>
>> For more information about the Light Out Baltimore program visit  
>> our facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lights-Out-Baltimore-a-Project-of-the-Baltimore-Bird-Club/215882348432664 
>> .
>>
>> Keith Eric Costley
>> 
>> Randallstown, Baltimore County
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