Empid Question!
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi Vanbirders! ? Are there any Empid experts out there who have noticed a lot of Dusky Flycatchers in the lower mainland this spring? ? For us as banders with birds in the hand, we can fairly easily separate Dusky from Hammond¡¯s based on wing morphology. This spring, along with a good number of Hammond¡¯s, we have banded multiple Dusky Flys and this morning banded two Dusky along with several Hammond¡¯s. ? This is highly unusual for us; we normally catch the odd Dusky in Spring, and treat it as an uncommon if not rare bird here, but not multiple birds and never two in the same morning! ? I was just wondering if anyone has noticed an increase or had any thoughts? ? Thanks! ? Derek
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Certainly an increase in Dusky sightings at Maplewood, Derek. Whereas one a spring would be exciting, we¡¯re now seeing reports lately on an almost daily basis.? We¡¯ve also had many more Hammond¡¯s than usual. I think the cool, wet weather together with increased birder awareness and coverage of Maplewood have been factors. Cheers? Quentin Brown? On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 3:54 PM Derek Matthews <Derek@...> wrote:
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýInteresting ¨C thanks Quentin! ? Derek ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Quentin Brown
Sent: May 14, 2022 4:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vanbcbirds] Empid Question! ? Certainly an increase in Dusky sightings at Maplewood, Derek. Whereas one a spring would be exciting, we¡¯re now seeing reports lately on an almost daily basis.? We¡¯ve also had many more Hammond¡¯s than usual. I think the cool, wet weather together with increased birder awareness and coverage of Maplewood have been factors. Cheers? Quentin Brown? ? On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 3:54 PM Derek Matthews <Derek@...> wrote:
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Derek Matthews