I had my first "Spring" robin yesterday morning as part of my Great Backyard Bird Count, taking a leisurely bath in the shallow dish I filled for the occasion. Also had 9 dark-eyed juncos, 5 house finches (3 male, 2 female), and a red-bellied woodpecker who typically frequents my feeders. Kind of a slow weekend, but I'm always happy to see a Robin!
Thanks for this arrival timeline. It is comparable to what I typically see here in SE Michigan. However, last year the woodcocks arrived on our farm on March 1, which was early. I have my eyes and ears open already, wondering if they will be even earlier this year with the very warm winter months and lack of snow. The first redwing blackbirds have already arrived, 2 weeks earlier than last year and 4 weeks earlier than 2022 and 2021.
I had my FOY Killdear this am hanging out near the wetland down the hill from our house. Springfield IL and I read this am Woodcocks already displaying in Mid-Southern Missouri.
Interesting article, as always. For the record, someone posted last week a picture of a Woodcock that was injured by a window collision, and I've been noticing Killdeer calls picked up on Merlin from our yard since February 22nd. One of my favorite sources for this type of information is the phenology calendar from the Aldo Leopold Foundation, which compares current timings with Aldo Leopold's observations from the 1940s, which are usually at least a month later.
It's on sale now since we're already into month three:
Interesting article, as always. For the record, someone posted last week a picture of a Woodcock that was injured by a window collision, and I've been noticing Killdeer calls picked up on Merlin from our yard since February 22nd. One of my favorite sources for this type of information is the phenology calendar from the Aldo Leopold Foundation, which compares current timings with Aldo Leopold's observations from the 1940s, which are usually at least a month later.
It's on sale now since we're already into month three:
I had my first "Spring" robin yesterday morning as part of my Great Backyard Bird Count, taking a leisurely bath in the shallow dish I filled for the occasion. Also had 9 dark-eyed juncos, 5 house finches (3 male, 2 female), and a red-bellied woodpecker who typically frequents my feeders. Kind of a slow weekend, but I'm always happy to see a Robin!
Good to remember that foft-billed birds feed on infects
I look forward to your newsletter every week. Always interesting and relevant. Thank you.
Copying your arrivals list so that I can check off my first sighting dates. Thanks!
Thanks for this arrival timeline. It is comparable to what I typically see here in SE Michigan. However, last year the woodcocks arrived on our farm on March 1, which was early. I have my eyes and ears open already, wondering if they will be even earlier this year with the very warm winter months and lack of snow. The first redwing blackbirds have already arrived, 2 weeks earlier than last year and 4 weeks earlier than 2022 and 2021.
splendid newsletter Thank you Bob!
Thank you for the timeline of spring migrants. Interesting to see.
I had my FOY Killdear this am hanging out near the wetland down the hill from our house. Springfield IL and I read this am Woodcocks already displaying in Mid-Southern Missouri.
Interesting article, as always. For the record, someone posted last week a picture of a Woodcock that was injured by a window collision, and I've been noticing Killdeer calls picked up on Merlin from our yard since February 22nd. One of my favorite sources for this type of information is the phenology calendar from the Aldo Leopold Foundation, which compares current timings with Aldo Leopold's observations from the 1940s, which are usually at least a month later.
It's on sale now since we're already into month three:
https://www.aldoleopold.org/products/2024-phenology-calendar
Interesting article, as always. For the record, someone posted last week a picture of a Woodcock that was injured by a window collision, and I've been noticing Killdeer calls picked up on Merlin from our yard since February 22nd. One of my favorite sources for this type of information is the phenology calendar from the Aldo Leopold Foundation, which compares current timings with Aldo Leopold's observations from the 1940s, which are usually at least a month later.
It's on sale now since we're already into month three:
https://www.aldoleopold.org/products/2024-phenology-calendar