Date: 8/22/25 1:11 pm From: Tom Leskiw via groups.io <tomleskiw...> Subject: [NWCALBIRD] some thoughts on Warbling Vireo split
Birders,
Now that Warbling Vireo has been split into two species, I suspect we will
be paying a bit more attention to it/them. This split got me to pondering
how often Warbling Vireo is known to sing during fall migration. Because the
breeding bird confirmation hierarchy info collected via eBird generally
pertains to the breeding season, that platform seemed a poor choice for
info. Dr Stanley Harris's "SWH Northcoast Data Base 1959-" [about 2017]
proved to be a good source of information. Although the records he collated
for WAVI dated back to 1899 (Doc was nothing if not thorough, gleaning info
from various ornithological journals), the majority of records he collected
began in 1959, with 2017 being the final entry (as he began to defer to
eBird).
His records of WAVI singing during the months of August and September total
eight. Clearly, many more WAVI likely sang in Humboldt during this time
frame, as many observers were not relaying to Doc whether or not the bird(s)
were singing.
On 1 August 2000 I had a singing WAVI at the Six Rivers National Forest
Supervisor's Office in Eureka (Mauer Marsh, just west of the parking lot;
near present-day eBird hotspot Bayshore Mall Willows & Pond). The subject
bird (that I never saw) seemed a good candidate for the Eastern subspecies,
owing to its less burry, more musical song. I was on break from work and
unable to spend much time with the bird. But during the time I spent with
it, the cadence seemed different from (Western) Warbling Vireo, but I
couldn't put my finger on just how. I reported the sighting to Doc and
whatever particular platform we were using at the time. Unfortunately, my
recording equipment was 20 miles away at my house in Westhaven/Trinidad, so
the song was never recorded.
Here's hoping that we keep our Smartphones charged up this fall and the
birding community gets to see and hear the freshly minted Vireo gilvus.
Date: 8/17/25 2:21 pm From: Rob Fowler via groups.io <migratoriusfwlr...> Subject: Re: [NWCALBIRD] August 9th and 24th pelagics
Hi all,
Starting to sound like a broken record here and feeling a bit spammy but
here we go again....My 24 August trip aboard the Steller Sunrise still
needs participants to make it a go. It was going to be a 10 hour trip but
I’m dropping it to 8 hours (we often stay out a bit longer than 8) and
dropping the price to $160/person and offering a student discount, too. The
RRAS boat yesterday had Hawaiian Petrel and Laysan Albatross and the Fort
Bragg pelagic I helped on Friday had two Hawaiian’s, Laysan, and Manx
Shearwater. Scott and Linda Terrill (both have led on over 300 Shearwater
pelagics over the years!) and Emmett Iverson are the spotters. Contact me
off list to get one of the 6 spots remaining. Thanks!
All trips from here on out will be 8 hours and $160 for the regular price.
I do have a special 1/2 day (6 hour) trip for wildlife students at Cal Poly
on 31 August that will be only $125. Contact me to be added to the waitlist
for that trip.
Future dates:
7 September
20 September
27 September
4 October
18 October
25 October
8 November
6 December
Rob Fowler
On Sat, Aug 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM Rob Fowler <migratoriusfwlr...> wrote:
> Hi all
> Just wanted to let everyone know that I have 2 pelagics scheduled for the
> month of August. August 9th will be an 8 hour trip. $170/person $150 for
> students. Aug 24th will be a 10 hour trip $185/person $165/students.
>
> Jon Dunn, Keith Slauson and Tristan McKee will be co-leading the August
> 9th with me. Scott and Linda Terrill, Emmett Iverson and myself will be
> leading the 24th August trip.
>
> Still need to fill some spots to make both go. And just as a reminder if
> you can't afford the price of these trips but want to go feel free to reach
> out to me and we can maybe work something out!
>
> The rest of my pelagic dates for the year are as follows:
>
> 31 August Cal Poly Conservation Unlimited 1/2 day trip (limited to Cal
> Poly Wildlife students first)
> 7 September
> 20 September
> 27 September
> 4 October
> 18 October
> 25 October
> 8 November
> 6 December
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Rob Fowler
> McKinleyville, CA
>
>
