Date: 5/10/25 3:40 pm
From: Brandon Magette <averbirder...>
Subject: Re: Spring Migration
Flyover state I heard us called...
Brandon Magette of St Marys, mobile @ 785-844-0139

On Sat, May 10, 2025, 16:49 Chuck Otte <cotte...> wrote:

> Jaye and I spent two hours on Ft Riley at the Pet Cemetery Trail (aka Moon
> Lake Hiking Trail - Geary County) this morning and had 10 warbler species.
> Not great by eastern Kansas standards but a good day on the west side of
> the Flint Hills. Merlin claimed a Bay-breasted Warbler but we never saw or
> heard it. We did get wonderful looks at a Blackburninan Warbler though!
> Four things I noticed this morning: The morning chorus was devoid of
> Harris's Sparrows which was not a surprise; Tennessee Warblers were
> everywhere; Eastern Wood-Pewees are back and singing; Yellow-billed
> Cuckoos were back and singing. These four things combined indicate that
> we are on the downhill side of spring migration (aka, Birder's Christmas.)
> Sigh.......
>
> Chuck
>
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