Monday, December 28, 2020

Warbler Guy, how do I know if warbler migration is strong? Migrating warblers are more dense on some spring days than other ones?

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Good question, Hector (in Toledo, OH) One that I recommend: Birdcast.info (with the following pictorial graphic a past example from  its web...
Thursday, December 10, 2020

Warbler Guy, is it unusual to see wood-warblers at backyard seed feeders? Wood-warblers at feeders I can expect to see?

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 Jerry (in southern Michigan).....Great questions.  Answer: In your area this time of year, I'd expect potential seed feeder sightings f...
Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Warbler Guy, I am in California and beginning a "Big Year" of birding in 2021, but I'm staying in California for all my forays. Hence, which resource will help me see documented bird observations in each CA county, please?

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Hello Corey (in Santa Barbara): Kudos to you....Sounds exciting. Answer: County by county lists of sightings for CA appear via John Sterling...
Monday, November 2, 2020

Warbler Guy, which is the ONE wood-warbler field guide to buy a friend for the upcoming holiday season?

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  Good question, Joey (in St. Paul): Unwrapping your holiday gift is likely to result in euphoric glee, if you give your friend the  The War...
Monday, October 19, 2020

Warbler Guy, identifying "Myrtle" vs. "Audubon's" Yellow-rumped Warbler is possible by call and song?

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  Good question, Kristen: Here's one general answer, that I dare say is also an oversimplification of this complex topic. First, you are...
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Monday, September 21, 2020

Warbler Guy: What happens to vagrant warblers at Point Reyes and other migrant traps that jut southward into the open Pacific? Do most of them manage to redirect themselves back to the coast and make their way south in the morning? Or does their misorientation lead many of them to a watery death far out at sea, unless they should choose to winter on the mainland?

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 Good question, Joshua, as now is the prime time to see vagrant (accidental arrival) warblers at the Outer Point within Pt. Reyes National S...
Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Warbler Guy, does Northern Parula nest in California? -- given the abundant recent sightings during this 2020 summer.

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Good question, Peter (in Sebastopol, CA). Given I have detected this species several times in the last few months — and based on several eBi...